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Laura Hackett
Good foundation for a recipe, but I found it rather boring simply topped with carrots, so I added a few more spring delights: arugula, thinly sliced radish, snap peas, and some caramelized onion. With those additions, along with blending some thyme into the ricotta mixture, it was a delightful dish. :)
Susan
So similar to her Potato Tart with Goat Cheese and Thyme, this recipe of Sue Li is a gorgeous presentation. The Publix grocery has a similar puff pastry tart recipe with asparagus and gruyere that is also fabulous. (Google ‘Publix Asparagus Tart’.) Just shows that this can be such a versatile recipe with a change up of the vegetable cheese pairing and seasonings. I can think of lots of possibilities!!!
VinceC
The feta ricotta spread is next level and carrots are far too boring to be the only thing you put on it. Peppers, onions, and mushrooms are a good addition.
JeanneD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYV3I0sNOOYThis link shows how to deal with puff pastry: scoring, pricking, rolling out, etc.
piglette
I made this last night as an appetizer and it impressed my guests. Luckily they spent all afternoon hiking in the Adirondacks so they had the appetite for carbs. I added parsnips and an extra clove of garlic to the cheese mixture and it was perfect. The frozen pastry dough I use from my super market had two sheets so I had one extra tort for breakfast this morning. I cracked four eggs on the second tort baked it till the eggs were perfect and had another impressive meal the morning after. ❤️
Michelle Trim
Made this yesterday - ended up making 2 because 2 sheets of pastry in TJoes package. I doubled the recipe and subbed the feta with 1/2 cup grated gruyere. I just mixed it with a spoon - no reason to dirty the processor. I used a mix of roasted veggies (heirloom carrots, 2 small potatoes, onions, mushrooms, shallots, yellow and red peppers, and a roasted heirloom tomato that had been cut very thin. I used an Italian herb mix and EVOO for the veggies before I put them in the oven. YUM YUM YUM
NT
Until they add a video, here are a few suggestions - think of puff pastry as being like pie dough in terms of rolling it out to a certain size but keeping the rectangular shape instead of making it round. And “lightly scoring” means to take a small knife and gently cut a line through the top of the pastry only, not all the way through. Hope that helps!
Gini
Roasting the some/all carrots with harissa might make it more exciting for you.
Don't Put The Cheese In The Food Processor
The blender just blasts the cheese to the sides and the knives whirs without actually blending anything. Then you have to scrape it out and you lose a little bit of the ingredients in the process. There's not enough cheese to have a mass that a food processor can work with. Just vigorously stir the cheese and garlic in a bowl. It came out great for us.
Amy
I tried roasting my carrots with a little lemon juice and used purple carrots. I also made my own lemon ricotta instead and crumbled the feta on top. It was fabulous! Roasting whole cloves of garlic with the carrots and adding that on top might be good too.
Pamela
My puff pastry totally puffed like crazy on the first bake, and I did prick it a lot with a fork. In fact, it puffed less on the edges where it wasn't pricked. So make sure you really get in there and prick it generously!
Mary
I actually really liked this recipe but I get how it's very dependent on the quality of the carrots. I did use multi colored carrots so some would be less sweet than using all orange carrots. I also used thyme as the herb to finish which I chose purposely. It was delicious and super easy.Also, I was too lazy to get the food processor out and just mixed the cheeses together with the garlic. Worked perfectly fine.
Alexis
I assume they mean to cook the carrots and puff pastry at the same time. The pastry on the top rack, carrots on the bottom. That's how I am reading this.
KK
Confused about the puff pastry. In the first paragraph, the recipe call to bake it for about 20 minutes, remove from the oven. But in the second paragraph, it says to bake the carrots under the puff pastry on the lower rack. Can anyone clarify?
Carol
Would you consider adding a brief video for novice cooks? Especially as it relates to "lightly" scoring the pastry, or even working the puff pastry as I'm not used to working with it.Thanks for your consideration.
SEA
Excellent, beautiful, and versatile recipe. Prick pastry liberally. I halved unpeeled carrots lengthwise and roasted separately from pastry (and longer, to caramelize) with coconut oil, S&P, baking soda - and a large shallot. Substituted goat cheese for feta because that's what I had; was very good. Did not bother with food processor. Added dried thyme and lemon zest to cheese mixture. Fresh Italian parsley garnish wakes the whole thing up. Keeps well, good at room temp or reheated in oven.
Gina
Added lemon zest to ricotta mixture and tossed carrots in pomegranate molasses after roasting/before putting on tart. Delicious and pretty easy, though caramelized onion/shallot would definitely take it up a level. Would serve 8 very lightly- cut into six slices and served with a lentil salad to bulk it up.
Goats Cheese Works Better
Made as is and found the feta too much. Second time I swapped in goats cheese and it was much better. Great with a salad and a sharp dressing
Chodo
The puff pastry only needed 10 minutes to brown in Step 1. We think that Step 2 should really be first. Have everything ready to go into the oven at the same time. I have added peppers, zucchini, potatoes (par-boiled), and radishes.Also, mix the vegetables with some Herbes de Provence (or thyme) and some salt before roasting.And be sure to add herbs to the ricotta/ feta mixture. I use whatever is in the garden at the time.
marti
Added 2 cloves of garlic to Ricotta / Goat cheese mixture and topped with roasted fennel on half - roasted carrots on half. Finished with herbs de Provence olive oil and lemon zest. Would not bother with the carrots going forward as the fennel topper was excellent.
Shavaun
Too much filling. Needed something sharp to balance the sweetness of the carrots…rosemary in the cheese mix and lemon zest on top next time. I like the idea is subbing Gruyère…I didn’t have the best feta on hand but it was too boring and salty.
Shavaun
PS the caramel used carrots were fabulous…will just do them on their own with thyme or rosemary.
Amy
I made this last night and it was delicious. I added roasted, sliced red potatoes, caramelized onions and tomatoes, and used vegan ricotta and feta to make the tart entirely vegan. It was delicious, thank you! Note: def roast the veggies separately to keep the pastry delicate and crisp.
Amy
It is delicious and easy! I had to cook it a bit longer than indicated.
llb
used gluten free puff pastry which worked rlly well. the cheese mixture is absolutely delicious. the carrots weren’t the right topping for this tart though. would repeat, just with a different vegetable on top
Modifications
caramelize red onionsequal feta and ricotta
Susan S
I used additional thyme as suggested. Gave it a nice flavor.
O.D.M.S.
Lovely dinner. Would prick pastry more. Did half carrots and half mushrooms and peppers-much preferred all carrots. Quite filling. Served with roasted grapes and Vidalia onions sprinkled with balsamic vinegar. Would also make an interesting appetizer cut into smaller squares.
invisiblezipper
This was delightful, especially at Thanksgiving where so many flavors are similar and heavy. I sautéd a yellow onion as others recommended and that added nice flavor. I ended up making this twice due to a faulty oven temperature so I got to perfect the dough technique. On my second attempt, I made 1/2”slashes in the dough to prevent it from rising. Pricking it is not enough to prevent rising.
Tom of Poland
Seriously disappointing especially given major prep time involved. No matter how you season the carrots (and I tried, heeding other comments), they are dull and leaden and any flavor is lost under too much ricotta and goat cheese. Cook time is also too long for both parts of the puff pastry baking— I rescued the finished tart just before it charred.By all means use ANY vegetable other than carrots. The springtime version of this, featuring asparagus and Gruyère, is simply divine.
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