Fig And Goat's Cheese Tart With Walnuts, Thyme And Honey
Quick to prepare, this impressive fig and goat's cheese tart has a good combination of flavours and works well as a dinner party starter or a light lunch.
Place the pastry onto a lined baking tray. (I had to cut a strip off mine to allow it to fit my 30cm x 23cm tray).
320 g ready-rolled puff pastry
Spread the cheese over the pastry leaving a 1 cm border around the edge.
150 g soft goat’s cheese
Scatter the thyme leaves over the cheese, then slice the figs and lay over the cheese & thyme.
8 sprigs fresh thyme, 4 fresh figs
Drizzle the honey over the figs then scatter on the walnuts.
2 tsp runny honey, 30 g walnuts
Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 200℃ (400℉, Gas 6) when the pastry is risen and golden, the cheese has melted and the walnuts are toasted.
Place onto 4 plates, drizzle with the chocolate balsamic, if liked and serve immediately along with some salad leaves.
Spiced Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar (Optional)
Dry fry the cumin seeds in a small saucepan for a few minutes until a delicious warm aroma arises.
½ tsp cumin seeds
Pour in the balsamic vinegar.
100 ml balsamic vinegar
Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
25 g golden caster sugar
Simmer mixture for a couple of minutes.
Turn off the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until melted and combined.
25 g dark chocolate
Pour into a bottle, leave to cool then cap. Shake well before using.
Notes
Serves 6 as a starter or 4 as a light lunch.For individual tarts, slice the pastry into six squares or four rectangles before layering the ingredients on top. Leave a 1 cm (0.4 inch) border around each edge.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on serving size and exact ingredients used.