This delicious Creamy Goat’s Cheese Tart is right up there with our favourite Summer recipes and is enjoyed by the whole family. The delicious creamy goat’s cheese and vegetable filling works really well with the homemade flaky buttery pastry. This is an easy but lovely Summer treat to share with everyone and is perfect for taking chilled on a picnic.
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This lovely creamy tart is not just delicious but also enjoyable to make. You can buy premade shortcrust pastry and use it for this recipe but sometimes it’s nice to slow down and take the time to make your own. You will notice the difference in taste and texture and my kids like to get involved in the pastry making process too. Home made pastry is a lot easier to make than you think.
This delicious tart is made up of a base of cream and eggs with herbs, goats cheese and vegetables. It has a delicious creamy texture and is enjoyable with a fresh salad or some roasted Summer vegetables. You can enjoy it hot or cold served up with your favourite salad dressing.
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I have used a lovely creamy goats cheese in this recipe but you can also make this tart with another cheese of your choice. Cheddar cheese works well and if using chutney you could try a branston pickle as an option too. You can also use some sliced goats cheese log or some feta cheese. If you want to add a little additional protein maybe some shredded chicken breast or smoked salmon would work well too.
Scottish Recipe Suggestions –
If you like the sound of this delicious Creamy Goats Cheese Tart then you may also enjoy some of my other recipes on my Youtube channel. I would recommend the Rhubarb and Almond Tart. It is another delicious recipe perfect for a Summer BBQ or picnic. You may also enjoy my lovely Haggis pie made in a similiar way in this collection of Scottish Haggis recipes video.
Tips for making this delicious Creamy Goats Cheese & Vegetable Tart
If you want to save time you can use a premade store bought shortcrust pastry. I would recommend making your own as it doesn’t take as long as you might think but if your really short on time it is an option available for you.
The fundamental elements of this tart are the pastry and the creamy filling ingredients. You can mix and match the vegetables and cheese type to suit your own preferences and seasonal availability. A few different options that I would make are cheddar cheese and onion with branston pickle, smoked salmon and asparagus with beetroot chutney, smoked haddock with onion and hard goats cheese with your choice of vegetables.
The tart is delicious warm served with fresh salad and a light dressing or some roasted Summer vegetables but you can also serve it chilled too. If taking it on a picnic I would recommend chilling it completely as it will travel better once chilled. Serve with some crusty bread and butter and a wee picnic pudding.
Creamy Goats Cheese Tart Recipe
Creamy Goats Cheese & Veg Tart
Equipment
- Tart or quiche tin pop out bottom works best
Ingredients
- 200 g Plain Flour
- Pinch of Sea Salt
- 100 g Butter
- 2 tbsp Cold Water
- Handful of Cooked Green beans chopped
- Handful of Cooked Broccoli chopped
- 1 Red Onion chopped
- 4 med Eggs
- 150 ml Single Cream whisk with the eggs above
- Goats cheese log
- Chives chopped, enough to sprinkle
- Chutney optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C (fan oven temp) and grease up your tart dish.
- Make the pastry by adding the flour into a large mixing bowl with the pinch of salt.
- Rub in the butter until you have a bread crumb type consistency.
- Add in a little water at a time and gently knead until you form a dough. Add in more water if needed.
- Chill pastry dough for 20 mins while you cook the vegetables.
- Roll out the pastry to cover the entire tin and up the sides as per the video above.
- Trim the pastry around the edges of the tin.
- Add the cooked vegetables and onion into the tart case and pour in the single cream and egg mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
- Dot pieces of the goats cheese over the top of the tart. As much as you wish for your own taste.
- Sprinkle with the herbs and pop in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Serve immediately or chill in the fridge to serve later.
