Cheese tart with figs

Name: Cheese tart with figs
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pinch baking powder; 2 tsp liquid honey; 260 g grated Gruyère; 2 dl single cream; 2 egg yolks; 2 egg whites; 50 g walnut kernels; 500 g figs; 1 spelt pastry dough, rolled into a circle; a little pepper; ¼ tsp nutmeg

main dish

Total: 50 min. | Active: 20 min.

vegetarian

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Adding sweet figs and walnuts to a traditional Swiss cheese tart results in a truly delicious tart. The Gruyère gives it a tangy, intense flavour, while the spelt pastry adds a rustic touch. You could also finish it off with a little Gorgonzola on top. We recommend adding a drizzle of honey.

Recipe by:
Nadja - LouMalou

Ingredients

for 6 person

Tart
1	spelt pastry dough, rolled into a circle (approx. 32 cm Ø)
50 g	walnut kernels, coarsely chopped
a little	pepper
260 g	grated Gruyère
2 dl	single cream
2	egg yolks
¼ tsp	nutmeg
2	egg whites
1 pinch	baking powder
500 g	figs, in slices

To bake
2 tsp	liquid honey

How it's done

Tart

Roll out the pastry, place in the tin along with the baking paper, prick the base firmly with a fork. Sprinkle the walnuts and pepper over the pastry base. Mix the cheese with the single cream, egg yolks and nutmeg. Beat the egg whites with the baking powder until stiff, fold into the cheese mixture. Spread the cheese mixture over the base of the tart, top with the figs.

To bake

Approx. 30 mins. in an oven preheated to 200 °C (convection). Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, remove from the tin, drizzle with honey, plate up the tart.

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