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Puff Pastry Tart with Wild Garlic and Parmesan with pine nuts (ovo-lacto-vegetarian)

Ingredients for a 28 cm tart pan:

  • 1 round sheet of puff pastry

  • 2–3 tablespoons sesame seeds

For the filling:

  • About 250 g fresh wild garlic

  • 2 shallots

  • 2 cloves of garlic

  • 40 g pine nuts

  • Sesame oil

  • 1/8 l cream

  • 1/8 l milk

  • 3 eggs

  • 100 g grated Parmesan cheese

  • Herb salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • Paprika

  • Nutmeg

For greasing the pan:

  • Some fat or oil

Preparation:

Place the puff pastry in a lightly greased tart pan, press up the edges, and sprinkle the bottom with sesame seeds.

Wash, pat dry, and roughly chop the wild garlic. Peel and finely chop the shallots and garlic (remove the germ from the garlic). Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan and set aside.

Heat sesame oil in a pan and gently sauté the shallots and garlic.

For the custard, mix cream and milk, beat in the eggs, and stir in the grated Parmesan. Season with herb salt, black pepper, paprika, and nutmeg.

Pour the mixture into the tart shell and bake on the lowest oven rack at 180°C for about 25 minutes. Serve immediately.

My tips:

Outside of wild garlic season, you can use spinach or Swiss chard instead.
For finger food, divide the pastry and filling into small tartlet molds.

Product description:

Wild garlic is a hardy herb that was forgotten for a long time. Its flavor and ingredients are remarkable. The sulfur compounds (sulfides), typical of the allium family, are responsible for its strong smell. It should be eaten as fresh as possible due to its high moisture content. All parts of the plant are edible. It goes well in soups, salads, pasta, risottos, or mixed into cream cheese. It grows in deciduous forests and shady, moist areas. Be careful when picking it—wild garlic looks like lily of the valley or autumn crocus, which are poisonous. Rub the leaves: if they smell garlicky, it’s safe.

Celery lamb’s lettuce with roasted walnuts (vegan)

Ingredients for 4 people:

about 400 g lamb’s lettuce
1 small celeriac
For the dressing:
2 shallots
1 clove of garlic
a few sprigs of fresh parsley, dill and coriander
1/8 l soy cream
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of apple vinegar
1-2 tablespoons medium-hot mustard
herb salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon safflower oil
½ tablespoon flaxseed oil
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
In addition:
about 80 g walnuts

 

Preparation:

1. If necessary, clean the lamb’s lettuce, wash it and spin it dry.
2. Clean the celeriac, scrub it with the vegetable brush and wash it, then grate or chop it coarsely.
3. For the dressing, peel the shallots and the garlic. Remove the centre sprout from the garlic and finely dice with the shallots.
4. Wash the parsley, dill and coriander, squeeze them dry and finely chop them.
5. Blend the soy cream with the lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, mustard, herb salt, freshly ground black pepper, thistle, linseed and sunflower oil, the diced shallots and garlic with the chopped herbs in a blender.
6. Mix the prepared lamb’s lettuce with the grated or chopped celery and place on plates or in a bowl. Pour the herb cream over it.
7. Roast the walnuts in a dry pan and sprinkle over the celery lamb’s lettuce.

 

My picks:

    • This salad gets a colourful touch when the celery is replaced by carrots or beetroot. It is also a typical autumn/winter salad.
    • Those who do not like walnuts can of course replace them with another nut.

 

Product description:

The walnut is a high-quality and healthy food that can be used in a variety of ways, e.g. in muesli, salads, vegetable dishes, dips, pestos, confectionery, etc. The walnut is a healthy appetite suppressant and a delicious snack because it is rich in vitamins and minerals. Compared to other nuts, the walnut has a high omega-3 fatty acid content and is therefore an important plant-based source of this essential fatty acid. It is also rich in fibre and thus aids digestion.