Blog article
Fig and goat's cheese tart recipe
By HBF
3 minutes
9 March 2022
The Good Grocer IGA shares an irresistible tart recipe, made with fresh, juicy figs and soft goat’s cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 block (375 g) puff pastry
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ cup good-quality fig jam
- 120 g soft goat's cheese
- 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
- 3-4 ripe figs, cut into wedges
- 1 tablespoon honey
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
- Roll out the pastry to an 18cm x 30cm rectangle. Brush the top with egg and prick with a fork. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and lay another tray on top and return to the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool slightly.
- Preheat the grill to medium-high.
- Spread jam over pastry base, crumble cheese over, sprinkle with rosemary and season. Lay figs on top.
- Place under the grill for 2-3 minutes until the cheese is lightly golden. Drizzle with honey. Serve with a green salad.
Tips: When baking the puff pastry be sure to rotate the sheet so it gets an even golden-brown colour. If unable to source fig jam you can substitute with prune, date, nectarine, apricot, blueberry, or cherry jam.
A note from our HBF dietitians
A taste sensation to indulge in the delights of fig season, this is a dish to be fully appreciated occasionally.
Some simple ways to improve this recipe's nutritional impact on your dietary pattern would be to:
- Choose puff pastry made from vegetable oil, or try a wholemeal flatbread as a base instead to reduce the saturated fat and sodium content. Just place into the oven (at around 180°C) with a little extra-virgin olive oil until slightly toasted and crisp.
- Reduce added sugar by reducing the amount of fig jam and honey (to taste)
- Control your portions – savour a small slice with a large serve of a leafy green salad.
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- HBF diet and nutrition cover can pay benefits towards visits with a dietitian or nutritionist, who can give you expert advice on healthy food choices to optimise your health and wellbeing.
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