Beetroot and citrus tart

Name: Beetroot and citrus tart
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 775 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 115 g coconut flour; 1 dl agave syrup; 1 tsp vanilla paste; 2 tbsp light Maizena Express cornflour; 2 tsp agar-agar (morga); ¾ dl maple syrup; 90 g margarine; ¾ dl coconut milk; 2 grapefruit; 2 oranges; 2 tsp pomegranate seeds; 2 dl beetroot juice; 1 dl orange juice; ½ tsp salt

Total: 12 hr 55 min. | Active: 45 min.

vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free

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Beetroot and citrus fruit not only bring colour but they are also perfect ingredients for a tart. The crumbly coconut base is the perfect match for the sweet and sharp notes of the beetroot and citrus fruit. This tart is a great choice for those of you who enjoy light and fruity desserts. You can even garnish the tart with micro greens.

Lara - Vanillacrunnch

Ingredients

for 12 pieces

Base
115 g	coconut flour
90 g	margarine, soft
1 dl	agave syrup
1 tsp	vanilla paste
½ tsp	salt

Filling
2 dl	beetroot juice
1 dl	orange juice
¾ dl	coconut milk
2 tbsp	light Maizena Express cornflour
2 tsp	agar-agar (morga)
¾ dl	maple syrup

Citrus layer
2	grapefruit
2	oranges
2 tsp	pomegranate seeds

How it's done

Base

Mix the coconut flour with all the other ingredients up to and including the salt, mix by hand to form a dough. Transfer the dough to the prepared tin. Flatten the base by hand and create a rim of approx. 1.5 cm around the edge with your fingers. Place a sheet of baking paper over the base, weigh down with dried pulses (e.g. lentils).

To blind bake

Approx. 10 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 180°C. Remove from the oven, leave to cool, remove the baking paper and pulses.

Filling

Bring the beetroot juice, orange juice and coconut milk to the boil. Using a whisk, stir in the cornflour, agar-agar and maple syrup, bring to the boil while stirring, simmer for approx. 1 min. Allow the filling to cool slightly, pour into the tart base, leave to cool.

Cover the tart and refrigerate overnight.

Citrus layer

Slice off the top and bottom of the grapefruit and oranges, then peel all round the fruit down to the flesh. Using a sharp knife, cut out the segments between the white membranes. Decorate the tart with the fruit segments, sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.

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