Name: Beetroot tart
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Pastry; 1 1/2 cup plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 100 gram chilled butter, chopped; 2 tablespoon chilled water; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 125 gram spreadable cream cheese; 400 gram can baby beetroot, drained, cut into wedges; 1/4 cup rocket leaves; 1/4 cup roughly chopped toasted walnuts; 2 tablespoon parsley leaves; 1 lemon, finely grated zest; 2 teaspoon olive oil

Ingredients

Pastry

1 1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

100 gram chilled butter, chopped

2 tablespoon chilled water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

125 gram spreadable cream cheese

400 gram can baby beetroot, drained, cut into wedges

1/4 cup rocket leaves

1/4 cup roughly chopped toasted walnuts

2 tablespoon parsley leaves

1 lemon, finely grated zest

2 teaspoon olive oil

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease an oven tray.

2.For pastry, sift flour and salt into a bowl. Add butter and rub in using fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in water and juice to form a soft dough. Shape into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 30 minutes.

3.Roll pastry out between 2 sheets baking paper to a rough 20cm x 35cm rectangle. Transfer to baking tray on piece of paper. Bake 15-20 minutes, until golden. Allow to cool.

4.Spread cream cheese over pastry. Arrange beetroot and scatter rocket, walnuts, parsley and zest. Drizzle with oil. Season to taste.

Spread tart with hummus if desired. Make your own in a food processor by combining 400g can drained chickpeas, 2 tbsps olive oil, 2 tbsps lemon juice, 1 tbsp tahini, 1 crushed garlic clove and 1/2 tsp ground cumin. Process until smooth.
Note

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