Smoked salmon tartlets
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Ingredients
- 500g ready-to-use shortcrust pastry
- 85g watercress
- 200g RSPCA Assured salmon, flaked
- 2 RSPCA Assured labelled eggs
- 200ml Crème Fraiche
- Salt and pepper
- Sprigs of dill to garnish
- Preparation time: 20 minutes
- Cooking time: 40 minutes
- Serves: 6 people
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6.
- You will need 6 x 8 cm individual flan tins.
- Roll out the pastry to a thickness of about 5mm and cut 6 rounds using a saucer as a guide to line the tins.
- Set aside to rest for 10-15 minutes in fridge.
- Trim any excess pastry with a knife or roll the rolling pin over the top.
- Place tins on a baking sheet. Prick the base randomly with a fork.
- Line with baking parchment & fill with baking beans.
- Place on pre-heated tray & bake in oven for 10 minutes, until the pastry is just cooked.
- Remove baking parchment & beans and return to oven for a further 5 minutes until pastry is crisp & a very light gold colour.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C/fan 160°C /gas 4.
- Roughly chop watercress discarding any thick stalks.
- Place chopped watercress in pastry case. Top with salmon.
- Beat eggs in small bowl. Add crème fraîche & stir until combined. Pour this egg mixture into pastry case over the salmon & watercress. Season.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until egg mixture has set & tart is golden in colour.
- Remove tart from oven & leave in tin for 5-10 minutes. Remove tarts from the tins & serve warm or cold garnished with dill.
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