Artichoke and Olive Tarts
- 3 12 ounces pitted black olives
- 3 12 ounces pitted green olives
- 1 organic lemon
- 12 cup dry white wine
- 6 ounces sugar, for jelly making
- 10 stalks chives
- pastry for single-crust pie
- 6 artichoke hearts
- The night before: drain the olives, then chop them and put them in a large mixing bowl.
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon onto the olives, and add the white wine.
- Add the sugar, and cook this mixture until the juices begin to thicken.
- The same night, wash and chop the chive; blanch the lemon zest in boiling water for 1 minute only.
- Add the chive and the lemon zest to the olive mix at the end of its cooking period, when it starts to thicken.
- Put the mixture into a bowl, and let cool overnight.
- The following day, roll out the pastry (not puff pastry)and cut 6 rectangles from it, making uniform sizes.
- Put sulferized paper or a silicone sheet on a baking sheet, then place the tart rectangles on that.
- Cook these blind for 10 minutes at 350F Remove them and let them cool.
- Cut the artichoke hearts in half, getting rid of anything too fibrous.
- Spread 1 - 2 tablespoons of the olive mix onto each tart, and place 1 - 2 artichoke halves onto the olive mix, making a nice looking arrangement.
- Bake at 325F for 5 minutes.
- Serve hot.
black olives, green olives, lemon, white wine, sugar, stalks chives, pastry, hearts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/artichoke-and-olive-tarts-215650 (may not work)