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EASY PEASY CHEESE TART
Description
Its nearing holiday time, which means invites to people to drop by and celebrate the holiday spirit. We love to have family and friends visit us as the house feels so much warmer and merrier with people around.
However one can’t ignore the fact that guests also mean a bit of prep before hand! As per Indian customs its a crime not to feed guests until the time their insides are ready to burst and the thought of getting up and going means like climbing the Everest after running a half marathon!!
Having moved to the west, extensive prep was not a possibility, but since I was brought up within a culture which considers guests as Gods messengers it was unimaginable to simply offer a cup of hot water with a tea bag hanging over the edge of the cup! So like a well brought up daughter, I tried to make the effort to serve something more tangible than liquid!!
Quick and Easy Starter When Time is Essense
And as per my kitchen short cuts I discovered the ultimate treasure which coincidentally also shared a name to reflect my motto called ‘Short-Crust’ Pastry dough!!
And within the same section of prepared doughs, I discovered a range of others too like the puff pastry, pizza and filo pastry!! It truly was a message from God on how to feed his messengers visiting our home without much pottering around the kitchen!!
Easy Cheese Tarts As Pot Luck Dish Idea
The story behind this recipe was for a pot luck lunch catering to people with different taste buds.
So the idea was to make something neutral and not too traditional! I have used puff pastry as the base with a cheesy topping! You can make the same with any topping of your choice or simply use leftover meat or veges mix it with cheese and upcycle the remains in your fridge!
Its that easy peasy !! ????
Easy Peasy Cheese Tart
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4- 6
A quick savoury snack made with ready rolled pastry and cottage cheese topping
Ingredients
- Puff Pastry Roll – 1 packet
- Cottage cheese – 1/2 cup
- Leeks, finely chopped – 1/2
- Capsicum,finely chopped – 1
- Mushroom, diced – 1/2 cup
- Salami Slices, diced – 10 – 12 slices
- Grated Cheese for topping
- Egg, beaten – 1
- Butter for frying – 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 180°C.
- Melt butter in a pan and add the capsicum and mushroom and saute for 1 minute. Next add the remaining ingredients apart from the grated cheese one by one and mix together for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Melt butter in a pan and add the capsicum and mushroom and saute for 1 minute. Next add the remaining ingredients apart from the grated cheese one by one and mix together for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Line up the puff pastry on a butter paper and spread a thin layer of the beaten egg on to the pastry and cut into square pieces.
- Line up the puff pastry on a butter paper and spread a thin layer of the beaten egg on to the pastry and cut into square pieces.
- Put a spoonful of topping on each square piece and top with grated cheese.
- Put a spoonful of topping on each square piece and top with grated cheese.
- Bake the pastry on 180°C for 10 minutes. Serve with ketchup or sweet chilli sauce
Ingredients
| Puff Pastry Roll – 1 packet |
| Cottage cheese – 1/2 cup |
| Leeks, finely chopped – 1/2 |
| Capsicum,finely chopped – 1 |
| Mushroom, diced – 1/2 cup |
| Salami Slices, diced – 10 – 12 slices |
| Grated Cheese for topping |
| Egg, beaten – 1 |
| Butter for frying – 1 tbsp |
| Salt to taste |
Directions
- 1
- Pre heat oven to 180°C.
- 2
- Melt butter in a pan and add the capsicum and mushroom and saute for 1 minute. Next add the remaining ingredients apart from the grated cheese one by one and mix together for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- 3
- Line up the puff pastry on a butter paper and spread a thin layer of the beaten egg on to the pastry and cut into square pieces.
- 4
- Put a spoonful of topping on each square piece and top with grated cheese.
- 5
- Bake the pastry on 180°C for 10 minutes. Serve with ketchup or sweet chilli sauce
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Hi! I am Sunrita, welcome to my tiny world of spice. Here you will find pots of sizzling recipes, spoonful of tangy tips with a pinch of spicy humour. Cooking for me is something that should be simple, smart and stress-free. I share with you my experience of rustling up easy yet exotic family-friendly meals in minutes simply by adding a touch of spice. So embark on the journey of Spicing It Upp!!
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