Speck and Potato Puff Pastry Tart: a quick and easy dinner recipe!…
This Speck and Potato Puff Pastry Tart is a simple and flavorful savory tart recipe that works well for dinner or as an appetizer. It has a quick cooking time and can be served as either a starter or main course. The tart combines potatoes with speck, a type of cured ham similar to prosciutto. It’s a variation on a potato and cheese tart, omitting the cheese and adding the speck for a different flavor profile.
Ingredients:
- 1 sheet of puff pastry (rectangular)
- 100g (3.5 oz) speck (smoked cured ham)
- 100g (3.5 oz) provola cheese slices (or substitute with a mild, melting cheese like mozzarella or provolone)
- 1 small potato
- 30g (1 oz) Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese)
- Extra virgin olive oil
How to make Speck and Potato Puff Pastry Tart:
1.Preparing the Potato
- Peel and Slice: Peel the potato and slice it very thinly using a mandoline slicer.
2. Preparing the Puff Pastry
- Unroll the Pastry: Unroll the rectangular sheet of puff pastry and keep the parchment paper it comes with.
- Fold the Edges: Fold the edges of the puff pastry inward by approximately one centimeter.
- Poke with Fork: Prick the entire base of the puff pastry with the tines of a fork, leaving the folded edge untouched.
3. Assembling the Speck and Potato Puff Pastry:
- Layer the Provola: Place the provola cheese slices on the puff pastry, slightly overlapping each other.
- Add Speck and Potatoes: Lay the slices of speck on top, followed by the thinly sliced potato.
- Top with Parmesan and Oil: Sprinkle the entire surface generously with grated Parmesan cheese and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
4. Baking
- Bake: Bake the speck and potato puff pastry in a preheated fan-assisted oven at 200°C (390°F) for approximately 25 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the Parmesan has turned golden and crispy.
- Serve: Remove from the oven and serve the speck and potato puff pastry hot, warm, or cold, cut into pieces.
Enjoy your delicious speck and potato puff pastry!
Bon Appétit!
