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About the Recipe: Use your creative energy and serve your carrots in a creamy light onion flavored cheese filling inside an elegant puff pastry crust. Alternate the carrot colors to form your own design patterns. It’s important to use about three different colors of carrots to make interesting designs. The thinner carrots also taste more delicate than thicker ones.
Recipe Inspired by: Cuisine at Home, Spring 2021, Issue No. 146
‘Cook’s Note: (Make-Ahead Hint) – We made the carrot tart without the final garnish; placed it on a plate; covered it with plastic wrap; and chilled it in the refrigerator until preparing dinner. Before serving, we placed it on a cookie sheet and warmed it in a 350-to-400-degree F oven for 5 minutes or until warm. We cut it into squares with scissors. For a design pattern, use the different carrot colors. We made it twice, using thick and thin carrots, and felt that thin cut carrots taste better than the thicker ones.
Roast Carrots: Toss carrots and onions with combined orange juice, lemon juice, orange zest, oil, ground fennel, salt, and black pepper; arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in 400-degree F oven until tender. (Time will depend on the thickness of the carrots; about 12 to 15 minutes) Remove from oven.
Hint –For thicker pieces of carrot, give them a head start by precooking them in a microwave safe bowl for 1 to 2 minutes until crisp but starting to become tender.
Design a Carrot Pattern: Arrange carrots in zig-zag pattern alternating the carrot colors in a single layer on cheese mixture; dot as desired with shallots and feta crumbles. Brush remaining reserved egg white on pastry border; sprinkle crust lightly with salt. Bake in 400-degree F oven for 5 to 8 minutes until cheese is set and crust is brown. Remove; let cool. Transfer to cutting board or serving plate.
To Serve: Sprinkle the top lightly with parsley and fennel fronds before cutting and serving.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Zig-Zag Holiday Carrot Tart
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