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Beetroot, Dill and Blue Cheese Tart with Capers and Walnuts

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Beetroot, Dill and Blue Cheese Tart with Capers and Walnuts

These easy-to-make individual puff pastry tarts are topped with thinly sliced beetroot and melted blue cheese, with the added crunch of walnuts for texture.
Serves 6
Total 45 min
Prep 15 min
Cook 30 min
Easy

Introduction from Rukmini Iyer

This grown-up beetroot tart needs only a lightly dressed rocket salad on the side for a quick, filling and interesting weekend lunch. Cooking the tart at a slightly higher temperature ensures a nice crisp base and eliminates the need for an egg wash. It’s best served hot, but leftovers make a very acceptable picnic lunch.

Ingredients

200g raw beetroot, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp sea salt
1 x 320g sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry
75g blue cheese, crumbled (use a vegetarian version to ensure this recipe is vegetarian)
2 tbsp capers
10g fresh dill, chopped
50g walnuts, roughly chopped
sea salt

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/220°C/gas 7. Mix the beetroot slices with the olive oil, red wine vinegar and sea salt, and set aside.

Cut the puff pastry sheet into 6 squares and place in a paper-lined roasting tin. Lay the beetroot slices in overlapping layers on each square, leaving a 1cm border, then scatter over the blue cheese, capers and half the dill.

Transfer to the oven and roast for 25 minutes, then scatter over the walnut pieces and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes.

Sprinkle with the rest of the dill and a tiny pinch of sea salt before serving.

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From the book: The Roasting Tin: Deliciously Simple One-Dish Dinners

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