I made this tart today for dinner and it hardly lasted till dinner. Since I cook everything early to be able to photograph it during daylight, it was hard to stop eating it. I love the sweetness of the carrots and beets combined with the citrusy sumac and creamy tahini. It’s a very easy tart to make for this holiday season.
This recipe is enough for a 40x24cm tart.
Ingredients:
1 sheet of puff pastry (40x24cms)
4 medium purple carrots, thinly sliced lengthwise with a mandolin
1 very large golden beet, thinly sliced with a mandoline
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
For the tahini-sumac sauce:
¼ cup of tahini
1 tablespoon of sumac
Juice of ½ a lemon
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tablespoon of honey
2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
Pinch of garlic powder
Pinch of onion powder
Chili flakes to taste
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
For the toppings:
80grs of feta, crumbled
¼ cup of chopped chives, dressed in a bit of olive oil, white vinegar, salt and pepper
¼ cup of toasted pine nuts
2 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds
Extra:
Egg wash
Preheat your oven to 180C/350F.
Cook the thinly sliced carrots and beets in a large pan with some olive oil, salt and pepper. I cooked them separately for about 5 minutes until tender but still firm, stirring often.
To make the tahini-sumac sauce, just mix all of the ingredients in a bowl.
Place the puff pastry on an oven sheet lined with parchment paper. Fold the edges, making a 1cm border and pinch to seal them. Using a fork, pinch the dough all over, except for the borders.
Spread the tahini-sumac sauce evenly over the pastry. Arrange the cooked carrot and beet slices all over the pastry. Make sure to spread them evenly, so there is a good ratio of carrot/beet on each slice later on.
Brush the edges of the puff pastry with the egg wash. Bake it for 35 minutes, till golden.
To serve, spread the crumble feta all over. Do the same for the toasted pine nuts, pomegranate and the dressed chives. Enjoy!