TART - PROVENCAL VEGETABLE

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Ingredients

  • FOR CRUST:
  • 12 ounces all purpose flour
  • 6 T. butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 12 asparagus, 2" tips
  • 8 very small turnips peeled
  • 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 16 fava beans, shelled
  • 24 green peas, shelled
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 12 small mushrooms such as Cbanterelle or button, brushed clean, thickly sliced
  • 2 scallions, cut in small pieces
  • 2 celery stalks, cut in small pieces
  • 1 T. butter
  • 1 T. olive oil for sauteing
  • FOR VINAIGRETTE:
  • 6 T. olive oil
  • 2 T. rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp. soy sauce
  • FOR GARNISH:
  • 7 oz. goat cheese, or chevre
  • Chunk of Parmesan cheese to shave as garnish
  • Italian or flat-leaf parsley, dried
  • fresh chervil
  • Celery leaves

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

For crust:
Mix flour, butter and salt. Roll out thinly, 1/8" to 1/4" thick. Cut into 3" rounds. Place rounds on nonstick baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes until nicely brown. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

Blanch vegetables on list through garlic; drain thoroughly.

Combine ingredients for vinaigrette; reserve 3 tablespoons for garnish.
Over high heat, sauté all vegetables including mushrooms, scallions, and celery - in mixture of olive oil and vinaigrette al dente. Remove from heat and divide evenly among crusts.

Garnish each plate with a pat of goat cheese and three shavings of Parmesan. Sprinkle with remaining vinaigrette and sprigs of parsley, chervil and celery leaves.