Recipe for easy mini tarts with spinach and feta.You will need 6 tart tins about 10 cm in diameter.
Course Bread, Lunch, Starter
Cuisine African, Danish
Nøgleord Mini tart, Small tarts, Tart
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 6tarts
Calories 300kcal
Ingredients
1rollready-rolled shortcrust pastry
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1small onion, finely chopped
2clovesgarlic, grated or crushed
150gfresh spinach
Nutmeg
3eggs
75mlmilk or cream
100gfeta, crumbled
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Oil
Instructions
Grease the tins well with oil.
Divide the pastry into 6 equal pieces and press it into the tins. Trim away any excess pastry from the edges.If you are using ready-made pastry and it is round, divide it into 4 pieces; the trimmings you cut away when lining the tins are rolled out again and used for the last 2 tins.If you are using ready-made pastry and it is rectangular, it is enough for 6 tins.
Prick the bases with a fork and blind bake them in a preheated conventional oven (top and bottom heat) at 180°C for about 8-10 minutes.If you like, lay a small piece of baking parchment over each pastry case and fill with dried beans or similar before blind baking - this helps the pastry keep its shape.
Meanwhile, heat a frying pan and sweat the onion and garlic in a little oil until soft and translucent.
Add the spinach and cook until it wilts and releases its liquid. Season with nutmeg, salt and freshly ground pepper. Set aside.
Whisk the eggs and milk together and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Divide half the feta between the pastry cases, top with the spinach and finish with the remaining feta.
Pour the egg mixture over the filling - it should come right up to the edge of the pastry.
Return the tarts to the oven and bake for a further 30-35 minutes or so, until golden and cooked through.
Let them cool slightly before removing them from the tins.
Serve with a drizzle of olive oil, freshly ground pepper and a few fresh herbs or leaves on top, if you like.