Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make dough: In a food processor, pulse almonds until finely ground. Add sugar, flour, zest (if desired) (I didn’t add it), and salt; pulse until combined. Add butter, pulsing until coarse crumbs form with no large butter lumps (dough should clump together when squeezed with fingers).
  • Immediately transfer dough to a 20cm loosed bottom tart pan. Using a measuring cup, evenly press dough in bottom and up sides of pan.
  • Bake in center of oven until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Nougat filling:
  • Beat the cream to stiff peaks and refrigerate. Beat the whites until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks forms, then sprinkle over the 3 tablespoons of sugar and continue beating to a stiff, glossy meringue. Set aside with electric beaters at the ready.
  • Bring the remaining 1/2 cup/110 g of sugar to a boil with the water. Let it boil until the syrup forms a ball when thrown in cold water, 4 minutes (250°F/120°C/firm-ball stage on a candy thermometer). Now add the honey and bring back to the boil. Run towards the egg whites...
  • With the electric beaters running in the whites, slowly pour the syrup in a stream straight into the beaters or down the side of the bowl for the beaters to pick up. Continue beating until the meringue has cooled, which you can tell by feeling the bottom of the bowl. It will take 10 minutes.
  • Scatter the fruits and nuts over the meringues. Dump the whipped cream on top, and fold everything together gently until evenly mixed. Pour the mixture over the crust and spread
  • evenly. Chill for 3-4 hours. Just before serving, drizzle with caramel sauce or Cherry sauce.
  • N.B the filling is fragile and leftovers should go back to the fridge after serving.
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    " It was excellent "
    vivian ate it and said...
    OH MY GOD!!!
    I adore Nougat Why! oh Why! do you do this to me Ahmed?
    I think that you have been sent from heaven,
    "The Dessert Angel"
    Your friend Viv
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    " It was excellent "
    invisiblechef ate it and said...
    Did you get a new camera? your pictures have always been beautiful, but these seem much more clear, even in the mixing bowl! The picture labeled sugar and water is fantastic, anyway off topic. yes this is again another wonderful delicious posting! and the adding of honey is another bonus :) I'm not going to be trying this one soon as I'm gaining weight just looking at it- but I do have my eyes on your Easy Irresistible Fruit Cake.

    _Marie
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  • ambauer 16 years ago
    Once again, this looks amazing. I'm drooling!
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    " It was excellent "
    zena824 ate it and said...
    Ahmed... I definately agree with all the comments above me here... all your desserts are fantastic and what I like is you put your own little twist to each and every one of them...That makes you a very special cook indeed.... Im on the top of the list to get that first cookbook...Your doing great here....
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    " It was excellent "
    grandmommy ate it and said...
    Dito, dito, dito! I can't say it any better Ahmed. We are all your faithful followers. You have done it again. I wish I could taste it tonight. Better yet if we could all get together and have a dessert party (you would do the cooking of course). An absolute 5. By the way do you really expect us to believe you had left overs with this one?
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    " It was excellent "
    magali777 ate it and said...
    I agree with all your friends, you should write a book, but in the meantime why don't you make a group with all of us as members,I have name proposals your group can be called "dolce ahmed","king of sweet","Maitre Ahmed","!Lo máximo!¨this means the best, in spanish, or maybe l´art d´ahmed, in french, or all with you Ahmed, I´m sure your friends can help me with the name.
    Great recipe,5 of course!!!!!
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    " It was excellent "
    berry ate it and said...
    Perfect crust and presentation.... beautiful, take my sweetest 5 for this one!
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    " It was excellent "
    berry ate it and said...
    ooops..
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    " It was excellent "
    michellem ate it and said...
    This looks great and sounds delicious..Im definitely adding this to my list of must trys!
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    " It was excellent "
    liezel ate it and said...
    Nougat is my favourite of all favourites. This looks awesome. You really are so creative! Great recipe! Thanks Ahmed
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  • jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
    Woooooo that looks so so so good!!
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    " It was excellent "
    greekgirrrl ate it and said...
    Oh my goodness..maybe I will make THIS one for my bf's birthday instead. Thank you,and as usual amazing.
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  • peetabear 16 years ago
    another wonderful creation...so beautiful.. I agree with MUMTAZCATERING you should make a cookbook.. it would be a best seller... you have a great head start..we would all rush to buy it.!!!
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  • deedeec 16 years ago
    Beautiful tart! Looks heavenly. Just so you know, I'm coming to visit. Get the guestroom ready! ;)
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    " It was excellent "
    mumtazcatering ate it and said...
    your pictures says it all
    Ahmed you should really start a "DECADENT DESSERTS"
    recipe book , i really mean it, get it published
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    " It was excellent "
    mumtazcatering ate it and said...
    wow!!!!!!!!!you are so right,Ahmed, i will really enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!
    i've gotta make it for my youngest who turns 18 years next month INSHAALLAH.In the meantime i have to agree with Joymarie about the e-mail l.o.l.:)
    hope you having a super day with your family
    Mumtaz
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  • mitzychocolatelover 16 years ago
    great! i will surely try this.. my mom wants tart but i dont know what filling would be the best to put in, ill try this asap.. thanks for posting..
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    " It was excellent "
    chriesi ate it and said...
    Another fantastic post by you. Gonna try this one also. Yumm.
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    " It was excellent "
    mystic_river1 ate it and said...
    WOW! that's beautiful Ahmed...send me an e-mail with some ok? Joymarie
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