3.5 from 16 votes
Fennel and Roquefort Tart
Fennel and Roquefort Tart is an elegant appetizer or light meal flavored with bleu cheese.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
383 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Appetizer
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb fennel bulb trimmed and sliced
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp thyme chopped
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 6 oz Roquefort cheese crumbled
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup milk whole
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- pastry dough baked in a 10 inch tart pan
Instructions
- Set oven to 375°F.
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prepare the filling
- Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat, then add fennel, thyme, salt and pepper. *Use very little salt, as the cheese is very salty. Press a piece of buttered foil on top, cover and sweat the fennel, stirring occasionally, until very soft but not brown, 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, make the custard.
prepare the custard
- Add egg, egg yolk, milk, cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper to a mixing bowl. Whisk until just combined.
assemble and bake
- When fennel is soft, add Roquefort cheese and stir to melt the cheese. (I skipped this step because I thought the cheese would be nicer if left crumbled to melt as the tart baked, partly for texture and partly for taste) Spread mixture evenly in base of pastry shell and pour over custard. Gently mix fennel and custard with a fork.
- Bake the tart in heated oven until done, 30-35 minutes. Let cool slightly before un-molding. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 slice
Calories
383kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
852mg
(36%)
Potassium
599mg
(13%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
938IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
299mg
(30%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 383
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 slice | |
| Calories | 383kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 852mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 599mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 938IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 299mg | 30% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.