Carrot Tart With Ricotta and Feta

by The New York Times

A simple tart featuring beautifully cooked carrots, ricotta and feta cheese.

Carrot Tart With Ricotta and Feta

  • Servings: 8 servings

Perfect for a picnic or a light meal. This carrot tart recipe relies on just a few main ingredients - carrots, ricotta, feta, and phyllo dough - to create a flavorful appetizer or light meal. The carrots are cooked down until caramelized before being combined with the cheeses and baked into the flaky phyllo crust.

Ingredients

  • Flour for rolling out dough
  • 1 (14-ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 1 pound multicolored carrots, scrubbed and sliced lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 8 ounces ricotta
  • 4 ounces feta, crumbled
  • 1 garlic clove, grated
  • Chopped fresh parsley, chervil or chives, for garnish

Directions

  • Heat oven to 425 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry into a 10-by-14-inch rectangle. Using a paring knife, lightly score a border around the perimeter of the puff pastry about a 1/4-inch away from the edges. Place puff pastry on a parchment-lined baking sheet and prick the pastry inside the border using a fork to prevent puffing in the center. Bake on top rack until puff pastry is lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.
  • Meanwhile, toss carrots with 1 tablespoon oil, season generously with salt and pepper and spread into a single layer on a baking sheet. Roast carrots on the bottom rack (underneath the puff pastry) until the edges are golden brown and carrots are still crisp-tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • While puff pastry and carrots are in the oven, blend ricotta, feta and garlic in a food processor until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Spread the cheese mixture onto the puff pastry up to the border and arrange the carrots in a single layer on top. Bake until the carrots are tender and the edges of the cheese mixture are golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with herbs before serving.

  • This recipe is versatile and can be adapted to include other vegetables or different cheese pairings.