Blue cheese tarts with waldorf salad

Recipes / Salads

Blue cheese and apple form a classic flavour combination in this striking appetiser.

Recipe «Blue cheese tarts with waldorf salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 cup plain flour, 80g chilled unsalted butter, chopped, 2/3 cup grated cheddar, 3 eggs, plus 1 extra egg yolk, 100g gorgonzola dolce , crumbled, plus extra to serve , 200g creme fraiche, 1/4 cup whole-egg mayonnaise, 1 tbsp lemon juice , 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, 1 Pink Lady apple, cored, 1/3 cup toasted walnuts, chopped, 1 celery stalk, cut into matchsticks, inner pale leaves reserved.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup plain flour 
  • 80g chilled unsalted butter, chopped 
  • 2/3 cup grated cheddar 
  • 3 eggs, plus 1 extra egg yolk 
  • 100g gorgonzola dolce , crumbled, plus extra to serve 
  • 200g creme fraiche 
  • 1/4 cup whole-egg mayonnaise 
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice 
  • 1 Granny Smith apple, cored 
  • 1 Pink Lady apple, cored 
  • 1/3 cup toasted walnuts, chopped 
  • 1 celery stalk, cut into matchsticks, inner pale leaves reserved 

Instructions

  1. Grease six 10cm loose-bottomed tart pans. Whiz flour, butter and cheddar in a food processor with a pinch of salt until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add 1 egg and whiz until the mixture just comes together. Shape into a ball, enclose in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  2. Roll out pastry on a floured work surface until 5mm thick. Use pastry to line the tart pans, then chill for 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 200°C. Line pastry cases with baking paper and fill with baking weights. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove weights and paper and bake for a further 2 minutes or until golden and dry.
  4. Divide 50g cheese among tarts. Beat remaining 2 eggs with extra yolk and creme fraiche. Season and pour into tart cases. Bake for 10 minutes or until set.
  5. Meanwhile, whiz mayonnaise, lemon juice, remaining 50g cheese and 2 tablespoons water in a food processor until smooth.
  6. Slice apples into thin rounds, toss with nuts and celery sticks and leaves. Top tarts with salad, extra cheese and dressing.