What's it all about?

What's it all about?

I love cooking, and more importantly, eating good food and I set up this blog to share my favourite recipes, links and ideas with my friends and family.

I am a home cook. Not a particularly distinguished or accomplished one, but someone who simply enjoys honest, fresh and delicious food. I don’t enjoy pretentious restaurants and 'over done' dishes- the kind that you are afraid touch to with your fork for fear of ruining them! And for this reason, every recipe you find here will be simple and open to interpretation. I also believe it’s important to put your own stamp on the food you make so please feel free to change things and substitute ingredients as you wish. Enjoy!

8 May 2014

Garlic mushroom and mascarpone tart


Another recipe from the Good Food stable and an excellent option of you have a vegetarian in the house.

Ingredients
  • 1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 525g family pack mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 250g tub of mascarpone
  • Juice of ½ a lemon
  • ¼ small pack parsley, leaves only, roughly chopped
  • 50g rocket

Method
  1. Heat the oven to 220C. Unroll the pastry and, keeping it on its baking parchment, lay it on a baking sheet.
  2. Score a border around the pastry about 1.5cm in from the edge and bake it for 10-15 mins until puffy and lightly golden.
  3. While the pastry bakes, heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the mushrooms for 2-3 mins stirring occasionally. Add the garlic, season well and continue to cook until the mushrooms are wilted and there is no liquid left in the pan.
  4. Mix the mascarpone with the parsley and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Remove the pastry from the oven and carefully push down the risen centre. Spread over the mascarpone mixture, then spoon on the mushrooms. Bake for 2-3mins to melt the cheese then remove from the oven, scatter over the rocket and serve with a green salad.

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