Spinach and Basil Tart
- 3 cups plain flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3 tbsp. iced water
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 2 pkg. frozen chopped spinach
- 1 can anchovy fillets
- 1 tbsp. chopped basil
- Salt, pepper to taste
- 1 tomato, sliced thinly
- 3 eggs
- Capers
- sliced olives
- Ground nutmeg
- Pastry: Sift flour and salt together, then rub in butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add sufficient iced water to make a stiff dough, then roll out thinly.
- Take a buttered 25cm (10 inch) tart plate and line it with the pastry, trimming the edge and pricking it all over with a fork.
- Put in a 180C/350F oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until just cooked.
- Filling: Thaw the spinach as instructed on the package.
- Beat the eggs with the milk, fold into the spinach with the basil, add salt and pepper to taste and pour into the pastry shell.
- Make a pattern with the anchovies, tomato slices and capers, finish with the nutmeg and put back into the oven at 180C/350F for a further 30 minutes or until the filling is firm.
- Decorate the centre with a sprig of fresh basil.
- Serve either hot or cold.
flour, salt, water, butter, spinach, anchovy fillets, basil, salt, tomato, eggs, capers, olives, ground nutmeg
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/16132 (may not work)