Walnut and Spring Onion Tarts

Name: Walnut and Spring Onion Tarts
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: salt; ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml spoon) salt; 4 oz (100 g) butter; 6 oz (175 g) plain flour; 1 bunch of spring onions, chopped, using a fair amount of the green part; 2 oz (50 g) walnuts, chopped roughly; 1 teaspoon (5 ml spoon) sugar; 3–4 pinches of cayenne pepper; 3 fl oz (80 ml) double cream; 3 egg yolks; white of 1 egg; 3 oz (75 g) curd cheese

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

First Impressions

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1984

About

These are like light little quiches, and have a creamy rich filling flavoured with walnuts and the refreshing bite of spring onion. They make a satisfying, warm first course and look pretty all arranged together on a bed of leaves.

Ingredients

For the pastry

6 oz (175 g) plain flour
½ teaspoon (2.5

Starter
Spring
Vegetarian

Method

To make the pastry, sift the flour and the salt into a bowl. Gently melt the butter and pour it into the flour, stirring around with a wooden spoon to mix evenly. Then add the egg white and continue to stir until you have a soft, smooth dough. Leave the dough in its bowl on one side, for 5 minutes or so until slightly cool. Divide the still warm dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls. P