Quick and Easy Smoked Salmon Tart (Fish)

Member Name: fergusa

Product:	Fish
Date:	28/06/09 (58 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Simple. Very tasty.

Disadvantages: None.

This is such an easy and quick homemade tart recipe, especially if, like me, you don't mind the odd bit of cheating. Nobody will ever know!

Serves 4. Takes 10 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook.

**Ingredients:

One savoury shortcrust pastry case (a life saver if you just don't have the time or inclination to make your own, just don't tell my mum!)

3 eggs

A medium size pot of creme fraiche. (200ml). Half fat works just as well as full fat.

150-200g Smoked salmon - it will be cut into strips anyway so good idea to buy the pack of trimmings which are cheaper because they are not full slices.

Cayenne Pepper.

Asparagus tips (Optional)

**How to make it.

Unwrap the packaging on the pastry case and throw away so nobody know (hee hee).

Arrange the strips of smoked salmon in the case. Sometimes I put some asparagus tips in aswell. If you want to add these, cut in half lengthways and arrange with salmon.

Whisk together the creme fraiche and the eggs (only use 2 full eggs plus one yolk). Season with black pepper and pour over the salmon. Sprinkle cayenne pepper liberally over the top.

Cook for 35mins gas mark 4. Allow to settle for 5 mins before cutting.

This tart is also delicious cold the next day.

I usually serve with new potato salad or a green salad and crusty bread.

Summary: Easy peasy, Cheaty cheaty.