JB’s French Mushroom Tart – RecipeTin Eats

Do you bear in mind our straightforward Apple Tart? Effectively, assume the identical thought, however savoury. Introducing my mushroom tart recipe – name it “Tarte Positive aux Champignons” in French in the event you really feel fancy! Flaky puff pastry topped with melted Gruyère, sautéed mushrooms and baked till crispy and golden. Let’s go!

Nagi’s Notes

I really feel like French meals has a popularity for being time consuming and sophisticated. However for homestyle dishes, it normally isn’t. Most of the time, it’s about a few hero substances making a dish shine – and this Mushroom Tart is strictly that. Simply 4 substances – puff pastry, mushroom, cheese and butter, Easy and ridiculously good!

A Easy French Mushroom Tart

That is one thing I used to whip up again residence once we wanted a fast lunch or dinner that made everybody glad. Crispy and flaky butter puff pastry layered with melting cheese and sautéed mushrooms, all baked to perfection – Tarte Positive aux Champignons as we name it. What might go unsuitable!?

To take pleasure in it at its finest, end it with a sprinkle of salt flakes and contemporary thyme leaves. A drizzle of truffle oil will carry it to a different degree when you have some. You’ll be shocked by the work-to-reward ratio right here. A real winner!

Substances

Here’s what you want to make this Tarte Positive aux Champignons. Please do your finest to get a puff pastry made with butter slightly than oil. Butter beats oil on a regular basis with regards to flavour. Take it from a Frenchman!

• Frozen puff pastry – As I say above, butter is best! Butter puff rises extra superbly and provides you extra delicate flaky layers and importantly, it has higher flavour. Search for a packet that clearly says, “butter puff pastry.” If it doesn’t point out butter, it normally means it’s made with oil as a substitute, which remains to be okay to make use of however received’t have the identical flavour. 

  Measurement – This recipe requires a 25cm / 10″ sq. of puff pastry which is the usual dimension right here in Australia. In case your sheet is bigger, merely trim it to dimension. When you solely have smaller items, press the offcuts collectively to type one bigger sheet.

• Swiss brown mushrooms – Additionally referred to as cremini mushrooms in some international locations. They’ve extra flavour than white cup / button mushrooms, although they are going to work wonderful too. You may additionally use bigger mushrooms like portobello, simply slice them up into smaller items.

• Gruyère cheese – My logical decide for this recipe as a result of I used it a lot in France. Gruyère is a staple cheese in France like cheddar and attractive cheese right here in Australia. It’s a agency Swiss-style cheese with a nutty flavour that melts superbly and has a wealthy flavour that doesn’t overpower the mushrooms.

  Different cheese choices – Comté would elevate it much more if it’s moderately priced the place you’re however it’s costly right here in Australia which is why I don’t use it. Swiss cheese / Emmental could be my subsequent selection. In any other case, use any good melting cheese you take pleasure in resembling delicate Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Colby or Tasty.

• Unsalted butter – Provides flavour to the mushrooms and can also be brushed on the pastry edges to assist them flip golden.

• Cooking salt / kosher salt – Used to season the mushrooms. When you’ve solely received desk salt, halve the quantity. For salt flakes, enhance by 50%. (We additionally use some salt flakes on the finish as a beautiful contact to complete the dish.)

• Black pepper – Cracked black pepper, the one we normally use.

• Thyme leaves – Thyme and mushrooms are a traditional pairing. I prefer it finest sprinkled on the finish slightly than cooked within the mushrooms since you get a greater flavour for this dish.

• Truffle oil or additional virgin olive oil – When you occur to have truffle oil, this a fantastic alternative to make use of it as a result of it goes so effectively with mushrooms and provides a extremely connoisseur contact to it. A small drizzle is sufficient to ship a huge impact and elevate the dish. I do know it’s a bit dear so I wouldn’t go and get it particularly. You possibly can at all times use a very good additional virgin olive oil as a substitute.

How To Make Mushroom and Gruyère Tart

This tart comes collectively in three easy steps: prepare dinner the mushrooms, assemble the tart, then bake till the pastry is crisp and golden. There may be an precise fourth step “Eat it!”  however I didn’t trouble writing it down as a result of the second you see it come out of the oven, you’ll perceive.

1. Preheat the oven and tray – Place a baking tray within the oven and preheat to 210°C / 410°F (190°C fan). Beginning the tart on a scorching tray helps the pastry prepare dinner instantly and develop into crisp beneath.

2. Prepare dinner the mushrooms – Warmth the olive oil and butter in a frying pan over medium-high warmth. Add the mushrooms, salt and pepper. Prepare dinner for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, till the mushrooms soften.

3. Switch to a colander over a bowl to empty. When testing this recipe, my mushrooms didn’t launch a lot liquid. Draining them is generally a security step, simply in case they do as a result of this is able to soften the puff pastry.

4. Edges – Place a sheet of baking / parchment paper on the bench and lay the puff pastry on prime. Fold the perimeters inward to create a 1 cm / 0.4″ border across the pastry. No want to make use of egg or something to carry in place.

5. Brush the pastry edges with melted butter.

6. Cheese – Unfold the grated Gruyère evenly over the pastry. Largely avoiding the rim.

7. Mushrooms – High with the cooked mushrooms, spreading them evenly too.

8. Bake – Raise the baking paper and tart onto the scorching tray. Bake for half-hour, till the pastry is golden, puffed and crisp, together with beneath.

9. End – Sprinkle the tart with contemporary thyme leaves and salt flakes. Drizzle with truffle oil or additional virgin olive oil.

10. Serve – Lower into 4 or 6 items or extra if you would like smaller. Take pleasure in whereas scorching!

How To Serve Mushroom and Gruyère Tart

Serve the tart heat, straight from the oven. For a beautiful French meal, add a French Bistro Salad or my Child Gem Salad that we shared final week. It additionally pairs effectively with different contemporary salads like our Favorite Tomato Salad, the Backyard Salad, a Mega Italian Salad or extra traditional like a Rocket with Balsamic Dressing.

It will additionally work nice minimize it into small squares and handed round as an appetiser or canapés.

That’s it for this one! When you make it, please let me know the way it goes. I at all times take pleasure in studying your suggestions or seeing your variations. Bon appétit! – JB

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JB’s Mushroom Tart

Writer: Chef JB (RecipeTin)

Prep: 20 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner: 30 minutes minutes

Complete: 50 minutes minutes

Lunch, Primary, Starter, Vegetarian

French

Servings4 – 6

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Recipe video above. It is a easy mushroom tart that I used to make for my household again in France. Known as “Tarte Positive aux Champignons” in French, buttery puff pastry is topped with melted Gruyère, sautéed mushrooms and baked till crispy and golden. It is easy however scrumptious as a light-weight meal with a contemporary salad on the facet.You will in all probability be shocked by the quantity of mushrooms as soon as sliced however it should scale back considerably because it cooks and bakes to a good layer on the puff.

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Directions

ABBREVIATED RECIPE

• Sauté mushrooms 5 minutes. Place puff pastry on baking paper, fold a 1 cm / 0.4″ border, brush edges with butter, prime with Gruyère and mushrooms. Bake on the preheated tray for half-hour. End with contemporary thyme, salt flakes and truffle oil.

FULL RECIPE

• Scorching tray – Place a baking tray within the oven. Flip the oven on and preheat to 210°C / 410°F (190°C fan).

• Prepare dinner the mushrooms – Warmth the olive oil and butter in a frying pan over medium-high warmth. Add mushrooms, salt and pepper. Prepare dinner for five minutes, stirring frequently, till mushy. Switch mushrooms to a colander over a bowl to empty in case of extra liquid.

• Put together the bottom – Place a sheet of baking paper / parchment paper on the bench. Put the puff pastry on prime. Fold the perimeters inwards to create a 1 cm / 0.4″ border and brush them with melted butter.

• Assemble – Unfold the grated Gruyère evenly over the pastry. High with the mushrooms, spreading them evenly too.

• Bake – Raise the baking paper and tart onto the new tray within the oven. Bake for half-hour, till the pastry is golden and crisp (sides and beneath).

• End and serve – Sprinkle with contemporary thyme leaves and salt flakes. Drizzle with truffle oil or a very good virgin olive oil (non-obligatory however extremely advisable). Lower and serve scorching.

Recipe Notes:

1. Puff pastry – In Australia, it’s usually bought in 25cm / 10″ squares. If yours is bigger, trim it down; if smaller, press items collectively to type one bigger sheet.
2. Gruyère – My go-to for this recipe, as I used it usually in France. Gruyère is a agency Swiss-style cheese with a fantastic flavour that melts easily. Comté is the closest substitute (although pricier in Australia), adopted by Swiss or Emmental. In any other case, use a light melting cheese like Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Colby or Tasty.
3. Swiss brown mushroom – Additionally referred to as cremini, Swiss brown mushrooms have extra flavour than white cup / button mushrooms (which nonetheless work wonderful). Portobello will also be used if sliced. Follow mushrooms with an identical form in order that they slice neatly and sit flat, keep away from irregular varieties as they don’t layer evenly or have the identical texture.
4. Truffle oil – When you have truffle oil, this can be a excellent place to make use of it. It’s non-obligatory however extremely advisable, because it pairs superbly with mushrooms and provides a refined end. A small drizzle is sufficient. When you don’t have it, a very good additional virgin olive oil works simply as effectively.
Leftovers and storage – Leftovers will preserve within the fridge for as much as 2 days. Retailer the tart in an hermetic container. To reheat, place in a 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan-forced) oven for 10 minutes so the pastry crisps up once more Keep away from reheating within the microwave as it should soften it. Not appropriate for freezing.
Diet per serving.

Diet Data:

Energy: 304cal (15%)Carbohydrates: 3g (1%)Protein: 10g (20%)Fats: 28g (43%)Saturated Fats: 15g (94%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 1gMonounsaturated Fats: 9gTrans Fats: 0.4gLdl cholesterol: 66mg (22%)Sodium: 588mg (26%)Potassium: 44mg (1%)Fiber: 0.2g (1%)Sugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 736IU (15%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 306mg (31%)Iron: 0.3mg (2%)

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Remembering Dozer

This photograph takes me again to the early days on the outdated HQ, serving to Nagi capturing recipes for the primary cookbook “Dinner”. The studio downstairs was being renovated so we needed to make do with what we had, I’m certain you’ll recognize the rubbish luggage taped on the window! And Dozer, after all, proper the place he believed he ought to be. Sitting between my legs, satisfied he wasn’t taking over any house in any respect. At all times there, watching, ensuring issues had been performed correctly, or no less than in a approach that concerned snacks! However everyone knows he was a meat lover and this time I don’t assume he realised we had been capturing our stuffed butternut pumpkin! 😅