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Fig, cream cheese and mint tart
Photo: Alexander Maasch

Fig, cream cheese and mint tart

13 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 8-10 openrecipes
Fig, cream cheese and mint tart

This recipe is a real stunner and a snappy one to prepare. Serve with a simple rocket or spinach salad and a glass of a sweet wine such as Asti.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1070
Calories
28g
Protein
46g
Fat
133g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz plain flour
  • 125g/4½oz cold butter
  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • large pinch salt
  • 1-4 tbsp water, if needed
  • , for dusting plain flour
  • 260ml/9½fl oz whipping cream
  • 165g/5½oz cream cheese
  • 3 big squidges of honey
  • 1 tbsp Marsala (optional)
  • 12–16 figs
  • handful green shelled pistachios
  • 1 bunch fresh mint

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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