Spinach, Pepper and Pine Nut Tart

Name: Spinach, Pepper and Pine Nut Tart
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 2 adult and 4 child portions
Ingredients: 2 eggs, lightly beaten; olive oil, for drizzling; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; ⅓ cup pine nuts; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1¾ cups frozen spinach, thawed; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese; 13 ounces piecrust or puff pastry dough sheets, thawed if frozen and rolled out if necessary; green salad or vegetables, to serve; 3 bottled or canned roasted red bell peppers, cut into strips

Preparation info

Makes
2
adult

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Madhouse Cookbook

By Jo Pratt

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

1¾ cups frozen spinach, thawed
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons

Pastry
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the oven to 400°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Squeeze the excess water out of the spinach and mix together with the ricotta, eggs, garlic and nutmeg. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Lay the dough on the prepared cookie sheet, score a ¾-inch<