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Mushroom Crust Cheese Tart Recipe


Mushroom Crust Cheese Tart Recipe
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This is a unique tart with a crispy mushroom crust that I found among other Peruvian recipes. It would be a great addition to a brunch feast or simply as a snack.

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Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 14 oz (400g) mushrooms, coarsely chopped
  • ¼ cup onion, finely chopped
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup dry bread crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese or similar
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Filling:
  • 8 oz (220 g) cream cheese, room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon fresh or dry thyme
  • ½ teaspoon fresh or dry tarragon
  • ½ cup coarsely shredded Gruyere cheese or similar
  • 4 eggs
  • Aji paste to taste
  • 1 cup ham, diced
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves

Directions
  1. Crust:
  2. Melt 3 ½ tablespoons in a skillet and add chopped onions.
  3. Cook for 2 minutes, add mushrooms and cook until tender.
  4. Add bread crumbs and combine.
  5. Stir in parmesan cheese and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Remove from the heat and cool.
  7. Butter bottom and sides of a 10 inch pie pan with the remaining butter. Press mushroom mixture into pan on bottom and sides.
  8. Filling:
  9. Sprinkle Gruyere cheese over mushroom crust.
  10. Blend cream cheese, eggs and aji in the blender until creamy.
  11. Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in diced ham and herbs.
  12. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  13. Pour mixture over shredded Gruyere cheese.
  14. Bake in preheated 350ºF until the center is set.
  15. Garnish with chopped parsley.

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Comments


Very unique! I like it!


Saw ir...made it...loved it!! ty for the post!
Joymarie


Different! Looks great.


~Hello~
I just found this "5"FORK!!!!! recipe and I can hardly wait to try it~ I think I will make it for
an appetizer for Thanksgiving with the 'wine'~
How much better can it get?
Thank-you for sharing!
Happy 'THANKS' ~
~*~ mj ~*~


I added this to my "Fungus Amoung Us" group and someone else's "Peruvian Food" group :-)


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