Shaved Honeydew with Blackberries

Name: Shaved Honeydew with Blackberries
Yield: Makes 6 Tarts
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; Grated zest of 1 lime (see step 1); Grated zest of ½ lemon (see step 1); ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice (2 lemons and 2 limes); ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice (2 lemons and 2 limes); 1 large egg yolk; 4 large eggs; ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice (2 lemons and 2 limes); ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice (2 lemons and 2 limes); ¼ honeydew melon; 6 fully baked tart shells, made with Standard Tart Dough; 6 fully baked tart shells, made with Standard Tart Dough; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces; 12 to 18 edible flowers (see note); 18 blackberries

Preparation info

Makes
6
Tarts

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Book of Tarts

By Maury Rubin

Published 1995

About

The shaved honeydew is the result of using a vegetable peeler to render paper-thin slices of the fruit. This is one of those tarts that causes people to say silly things like, “My God, it’s too pretty to eat!” For my taste, nothing is too pretty to eat.

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
Grated zest of 1 lime (see step 1)
Grated zest o

Pastry
Dessert
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Place the sugar in a medium bowl and zest the lime and lemon into it. Rub the zests and sugar together between the palms of your hands.
Strain the citrus juice into a medium nonreactive saucepan. Add the eggs, egg yolk, butter, and the zested sugar, and whisk to combine. Set the pan over medium heat and cook, whisking constantly, for 3 to 5 minutes, until the m