Fig tart
with blue cheese, walnuts, miel de caña and herbs
Fig tart with blue cheese, walnuts, miel de caña and herbs
Oh my God. It’s August and since it’s unbearably hot right now, one seeks some cooling in the air-conditioned kitchen. Yes, hard to believe but true. Even here there are moments when you prefer to be indoors rather than outdoors – for other reasons though 🙂
Since the figs happen to be pretty well ripe and we happened to have a piece of Roano Azul in the fridge, we thought we could make a delicious quiche out of it.
Roano Azul is a blue cheese made from raw goat’s milk. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come from Andalusia but at least it comes directly from the neighbouring province of Murcia. This cheese is very aromatic and also a bit sharp, which is why the quantity in the quiche should not be increased 😉
In London, Ruano Azul has already won a silver medal, so it’s okay for a non-andalusian product to find its way into our recipes.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp butter to grease the tin
- 250g puff pastry from the cooling cabinet
- 200g crème fraîche
- 3 eggs
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 fresh figs
- 100g Roano Azul or another blue cheese like Roquefort, Gorgonzola or even Stilton
- 30g walnuts
- 1/2 teaspoon Herbs of the Provence
- 2 tbsp Miel de Caña (alternatively maple syrup)
- 3 stalks of fresh thyme
The how to …
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C top and bottom heat. Grease a rectangle of 35 x 12 cm baking tin with butter.
- Then line the tin with 250g of puff pastry. Press the pastry into the angles and around the edges of the tin.
- Mix 200g crème fraîche with 3 eggs. Season with a pinch of grated nutmeg, half a teaspoon of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pour onto the pastry in the tin.
- Pre-bake the pastry with the filling at 180 °C top and bottom heat for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, wash, dry and slice 3 figs. Cut 100g of blue cheese into pieces. Roughly chop 30g walnuts.
- Then top the pre-baked quiche with figs, blue cheese and walnuts. Sprinkle over the herbs of Provence. Drizzle 2 tbsp miel de caña or maple syrup over the top.
- Bake the fig quiche for another 10-15 minutes. Finally, leave to cool slightly in the tin, remove and serve while still warm. Decorate with the thyme.
Tip
If, by the way, a blue goat’s raw milk cheese is too intense for you, you can of course use any other blue cheese or a very mild soft goat’s cheese. In this case, however, I would simply use honey instead of miel de caña or maple syrup, as its sweetness suits a cream cheese better.
Wine Tip
PiXel from Bodegas Bentomiz is my choice on this occasion. A white wine made from 90% Pedro Ximenez (yes, you read that right) and 10% Moscatel de Alejandría. A light wine with fruity citrus notes, a bit of pineapple and an enjoyable touch of minerals – simply great with this tart.
We wish you lots of fun when baking our fig tart with blue cheese and walnuts.