Tartelettes au Fromage Vert

Name: Tartelettes au Fromage Vert (Green Cheese Tartlets)
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3–4 tablespoons cold water; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley; 1 teaspoon finely chopped tarragon; 1 teaspoon finely chopped chives; 2 tablespoons thick cream; salt, freshly ground pepper; salt, freshly ground pepper; ½ cup wholewheat flour; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 4 tablespoons butter; a few leaves of flat-leaf (Italian) parsley or chervil; a few leaves of flat-leaf (Italian) parsley or chervil

Green Cheese Tartlets

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from a French Herb Garden

By Geraldene Holt

Published 1999

About

Flavor, texture and temperature are contrasted in this combination of cool herb and cheese filling and warm, sesame-seed pastry. These tartlets make a delightful accompaniment to summer drinks or an alternative to a cheese course.

Ingredients

Pastry

½ cup wholewheat flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
1

Europe
France
Side dish
Summer
Mediterranean
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the flours with the sesame seeds and rub in the butter. Stir in the cold water and mix to a soft dough. Chill the pastry for 15 minutes. Roll out on a floured board and then use to line a greased miniature muffin pan, or use a regular-sized cupcake pan, but line the dough only about ½ inch high. Prick the bases of the pastry cases and bake in a