Recipe: Spinach & Chard Tart

Chard Tart Recipe

Freeform tarts are a lot easier to make than traditional pies and tarts [Editor’s Note: I’ve had trouble with all the above but the recipe looks so good that I have to give it a try – DIY recipes, right?]. This spinach and chard tart use those awesomely nutritious spring greens and some feta cheese to create a spanakopita-like flavor. Makes killer spinach and chard tart.

Chard Tart Pastry Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• ¼ cup fine cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 9 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• ¼ cup ice water

Filling Ingredients

• 1 bunch spinach, rinsed and drained, stems removed
• 1 bunch chard, rinsed and drained, stems removed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ⅓ cup garlic scapes, chopped (or ¼ c. scallions)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
• ¼ cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

Chard Tart Pastry Directions:

1. Place flour, cornmeal, sugar, and salt in the food processor. Pulse to blend.
2. Add butter and pulse until the size of small peas. Sprinkle with the water and pulse until the pastry just becomes moistened.
3. Form dough into a disk shape and wrap in plastic. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

Filling Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400℉. Heat oil in a large pan. Thinly slice spinach and chard.
2. Place garlic scapes, salt, and pepper in the pan and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and sliced greens. Toss in oil until wilted and liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes.
3. Transfer greens to a bowl to cool. Stir in the yolk, both pieces of cheese, and thyme leaves.
4. On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough out to a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a parchment paper or silicone-lined baking sheet.
5. Spread greens onto the dough leaving a 2-inch border. Fold dough over edges of tart filling. Bake 40 minutes, until golden.

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Jennifer Cohen Katz

Nutritionist at Fresh Balance Nutrition

FreshBalanceNutrition.com helps you to enjoy whole foods to reach a healthy weight, avoid disease, and feel balanced. Jennifer Cohen Katz is a registered dietitian/ nutritionist that lives the same active, healthy lifestyle she recommends to clients. Her knowledge and passion encompass integrative and functional nutrition, sports nutrition, and whole foods cooking.

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