Mini Spinach and Cheddar Tartlets
It consists of a flavorsome garlic and chili combination, sautéed with chopped red onion, bits of smoky bacon and mixed with cooked spinach and smothered in a delicious creamy cheddar cheese and mustard sauce.
Mini Spinach and Cheddar Tartlets It consists of a flavorsome garlic and chili combination, sautéed with chopped red onion, bits of smoky bacon and mixed with cooked spinach and smothered in a delicious creamy cheddar cheese and mustard sauce. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2dozen | 15min |
| Cook Time |
| 15min |
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Ingredients
Easy Quiche Pastry
- 2cups flour
- 3teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 1large egg
- 125gr buttersoftnened
- 20ml cold water
Filling
- 15ml olive oil
- 1 red onionpeeled and chopped fine
- 1clove garlicpeeled and chopped fine
- 1 birds eye chilifinely chopped
- 200gr bacondiced
- 500gr cooked spinach
- 125gr butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 4cups milk
- 2tablespoons wholegrain mustard
- 1cup cheddar cheesegrated
- salt and black pepperto season
Instructions
Easy Quiche Pastry
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix.
- Next add all the wet ingredients and work with your fingers until easy manageable dough is formed.
- Next line your tart or quich tin with dough by pushing it firmly down with your fingers
Filling
- In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion, garlic and chili – remove from the pan into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the bacon and cook until crispy. Remove from heat and transfer the bacon to the mixing bowl with the sautéed ingredients.
- Shred the spinach and add this to the rest of the ingredients.
- In another saucepan, heat the butter until melted, remove from the heat and add the flour – whisk.
- Add the milk and heat it up again – whisking all the way – until your white sauce (béchamel sauce) has reached its required thickness. Add more milk if you need to.
- Remove from heat and add the mustard, cheese and salt and pepper. Mix.
- Add the béchamel sauce to the spinach and mix well.
- Line your oven safe dish or muffin pans with pastry dough, by pushing the dough firmly with your fingers.
- No need to blind bake or pre bake this pastry, simply add your filling in the raw crust and bake at the appropriate times.
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 10 – 15 minutes.