Christmas Kitchen
Parmesan & Goats' Cheese Tarts
Start Christmas in style!
What you'll need:
For the Tarts
- 1 packet of ready-roll puff pastry
- 1 egg
- A little salt and pepper
For the Filling
- 225g maple smoked bacon, grilled until crisp
- 200g Goats cheese
- 200g steamed beetroot, cut into small cubes
- 80g cranberry sauce
- A little salt and pepper
- A handful of chopped chives
To Serve
- 1 bag of mixed salad leaves
- A little balsamic dressing
Method:
For the tarts:
- Preheat the oven.
- Lay rolled puff pastry onto a clean work surface. Cut in half, and then cut each half into four squares to make eight small squares of pastry.
- Mold the pastry squares into a muffin tray, lightly brush with a beaten egg and bake in a hot oven for 15 minutes until golden and crisp.
For the filling:
- Spoon equal amounts of cranberry sauce into the pastry tarts and top with cubes of beetroot, pieces of cooked bacon and crumble with Goats cheese.
- Pop into a hot oven for 5 minutes to warm slightly, sprinkle with chives before serving with salad leaves and balsamic dressing.