SPAM® and 2 Cheese Basil Tartlet
Serves 1
Ingredients
- 100g Spam chopped pork and ham (finely diced)
- 30g goat's cheese
- 30g matured cheddar cheese (grated)
- A handful basil leaves (roughly chopped)
- 4-5 spring onions (sliced)
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- 75ml milk
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 1 large free range egg (beaten)
- pepper for seasoning
- 120g plain flour
- 30g lard
- 30g margarine
- 1 pinch of salt
Method
- Put flour, lard and margarine in a food processor and blitz until the mixture resemble fine breadcrumbs.
- Add in cold water till the mixture form a soft dough.
- Cover and leave the dough in the fridge for 10 minutes.
- Beat the egg, milk and cream together in a large bowl. Add in the diced Spam and the crumbled goat's cheese. Add a dash of pepper
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Soften the onions and wilt the basil. Leave to cool
- Roll out the pastry, line four 10cm loose base fluted tartlet tins. Divide the herbs between the 4 pastry cases. Add in the egg and Spam mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
- Bake in a middle of the oven 190c/375F/ Gas 5 for 20 minutes until the top is golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
- Serve warm with freshly dressed green leaves salad and pickled cucumber relish as a starter.
