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slice of shrimp tart with fresh dill
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Creamy Shrimp Tarte

This light and delicious tarte is adapted from a traditional Scandinavian recipe.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Servings: 6
Calories: 422kcal

Equipment

  • Food Processor
  • 9" deep dish pie plate or spring form pan

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup semolina or pasta flour I used Type 00. You can sub all purpose for a softer crust.
  • 2 tsps sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tbsps butter chilled and cut in small pieces
  • 2 Tbsps shortening chilled and cut in small pieces
  • ¼ cup ice water
  • ½ teaspoon cider vinegar

Filling

  • 12 oz salad shrimp cleaned and cooked
  • 2 oz cream cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup Jarlsberg or other nutty cheese, shredded about 4 oz
  • 1 ½ Tbsps chopped, fresh dill
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Pastry

  • Preheat oven to 375° F.
  • In your food processor pulse lightly to combine the flour, sugar and salt. Add the butter and shortening and pulse until it looks like a coarse meal.
  • Combine ice water and vinegar in measuring cup. Add to flour mixture in food processor. Whisk til combined. Mixture will still be like coarse meal and will not form a ball.
  • Spray a 9" deep dish pie plate or a 9 inch spring form pan with cooking spray.
  • Press the pastry into the bottom of the pan and up the sides with a fork.
  • Bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let it rest till ready to fill.

Filling

  • Using a paper towel in batches squeeze as much water out of the shrimp as possible. Chop shrimp roughly.
  • Wipe out food processor and blend egg and cream cheese. Add the milk and the Jarlsberg cheese and pulse lightly till well blended. Add shrimp, dill and salt and pulse just to mix evenly.
  • Pour filling into pie shell. Bake 40 minutes more until set in the middle.
  • Remove from oven and allow to stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with more fresh dill if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 422kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 289mg | Sodium: 782mg | Potassium: 276mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 522IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 363mg | Iron: 3mg