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Harrissa Chilli Baked Cauliflower Tart Recipe

A delicious spicy twist on a classic flan with cauliflower and harissa as the stars of the show – perfect for a light lunch.

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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • ½ small cauliflower
  • 1 small teaspoon Steenbergs Organic Harissa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Steenbergs Organic Chilli Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Steenbergs Organic Perfect Salt Blend
For the Sauce
  • ¼ pint milk
  • 1 heaped teaspoon cornflour
  • ¼ teaspoon Steenbergs Organic Perfect salt Blend
  • 2 oz extra mature cheddar grated
  • Pinch Steenbergs Organic Nutmeg
For the pastry
  • 4oz plain flour
  • 2oz butter or margarine
  • 1 egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water
  • pinch Steenbergs organic perfect salt blend

A delicious spicy twist on a classic flan with cauliflower and harissa as the stars of the show – perfect for a light lunch.

Method

To start

01
Wash and break the cauliflower florets into medium pieces
02
Cook in boiling water for approx 5 minutes, should be firm still
03
Drain the water and set aside

First make your pastry

01
Rub the butter and flour together between your fingers to form a breadcrumb looking mixture
02
Add the Perfect Salt
03
Add the egg and water and bring the pastry together with a fork
04
Form the pastry into a ball with your hands carefully
05
Lightly flour a work surface and put your pastry on
06
Using a rolling pin roll out the pastry to make a circle (put the tin on top to see if big enough
07
The pastry should be about 1/4 “thick
08
Using the rolling pin pick up the pastry and lay over the tart case
09
Gently press the pastry into the case and trim the excess pastry

Sauce:

01
Put the white sauce ingredients into a small pan except the cheese
02
Heat, whisking all the time so the sauce does not become lumpy
03
Once the sauce starts to thicken turn the heat down and cook for a further two minutes
04
Remove from the heat and add the grated cheese and stir well.

To assemble:

01
Combine the cauliflower, Organic harissa, perfect salt, and the organic chilli
02
Mix gently into the cheese sauce
03
Put the mixture into the pastry case
04
Cook on 200’c for 20 minutes till brown on top and the pastry is golden brown
05
Serve hot