Citrus Tart With Walnuts
Quick and easy to rustle up in a food processor, this zingy orange and lemon tart has extra depth and richness (not to mention nutritional goodness!) from the ground walnuts blended through it.
Preparation Time: 15min
Cooking Time: 30-35min
Serves 8
Ingredients
For the pastry:
- 200g plain flour
- 1tbsp icing sugar
- 125g butter, softened
For the filling:
- 100g California Walnuts + 10 whole walnuts
- 200g icing sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- Zest and juice of 2 lemons
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- 125g butter, softened
To Make
- Preheat the oven to 200oC, gas mark 6. Place a baking tray in the oven to preheat.
- To make the pastry, place the flour, sugar and butter in a food processor and blitz until it just starts to clump together.
- Transfer to a 23cm fluted flan tin and press into the base and up the sides. Place the flan tin on a baking tray and bake for 10min.
- Meanwhile, add the 100g walnuts to the same food processor and blitz until fine. Add all the remaining filling ingredients, except for the whole walnuts. Blitz until smooth.
- Pour into the pastry case and scatter over the whole walnuts. Bake for 25-30min until golden.
- Cool before removing from the tin.
Cook’s tip: Best served warm with yogurt or cream.