Black Bean Tart with Chili Crust
- 1- 1/4 cup All-purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 stick Cold Unsalted Butter, Cut Into Cubes
- 2 Tablespoons Ice Water
- 3 cups Canned Black Beans, Rinsed And Drained
- 2 Tablespoons Sour Cream
- 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- 4 ears Fresh Corn Removed From The Cob (10 Ounces If Using Frozen)
- 1 whole Red Bell Pepper, Stem And Seeds Removed Then Chopped
- 2 whole Jalapeno Chiles, Seeded And Finely Chopped
- 3 whole Scallions, Chopped
- 1/2 cups Chopped Cilantro
- 1- 1/2 cup Coarsely Grated Monterey Jack Cheese
- FOR THE LIME SOUR CREAM TOPPING (optional):
- 8 ounces, weight Sour Cream
- 1 whole Lime, Juice And Zest
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Position a rack in the center of your oven.
- In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together the flour, spices and salt until combined well.
- Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Add the ice water and pulse until the mixture forms a dough.
- Press the dough evenly onto the bottom and up the sides of a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
- Chill the dough for at least 15 minutes.
- Line the crust with foil and fill it with pie weights, beans or rice.
- Bake the crust for 8-10 minutes or until the edge is set.
- Carefully remove the foil and weights and bake the crust until it is golden, an additional 10 minutes.
- Then remove it from the oven and cool the crust in the pan on a wire rack.
- In your food processor, puree 1 cup of black beans with the 2 tablespoons of sour cream.
- Season with salt and pepper and puree until smooth.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet until hot but not smoking.
- Saute the corn with salt and pepper to taste, about 3 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and cool the corn.
- In a large bowl, stir together the corn, remaining whole black beans, bell pepper, jalapenos, scallions, cilantro and cheese.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Spread the bean puree evenly over the bottom of the crust and mound the corn and bean mixture on top, gently pressing the mixture down.
- Bake the tart on the middle rack of a 350 degrees F oven for 20 minutes and the cheese is melted.
- Then remove it from the oven and cool the tart in the pan on a wire rack.
- Remove the rim of the pan and serve the tart warm or at room temperature with the lime sour cream.
- For the lime sour cream: Whisk the sour cream, lime juice and zest together until combined.
- Chill until ready to serve.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/vegetarian/black-bean-tart-with-chili-crust/ (may not work)