
Cashel Blue® Cheese Tartlet
Entertaining for a crowd? These flaky pastry shells are dressed with slices of celery, nashi fruit & crowned with morsels of Cashel Blue® Cheese. The pairing of sweet pear & this fresh creamy blue makes it a modern twist on an old favourite.
Course Appetisers
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Polenta
- 1 tsp Tasman Sea Salt
- 300 ml water
- 30 Simon Johnson Flaky Pastry Shells
- 200 g Cashel Blue® Cheese
- 2 celery Stalks thinly sliced
- 1/2 nashi pear thinly sliced
- Le Blanc Hazelnut Oil to drizzle
- 3 tbsp fresh chives finely chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Combine polenta, salt & water in a medium size saucepan.
- Simmer over a gentle heat for 15-20 mins stirring continuously until polenta is cooked through and soft, taste & adjust for seasoning.
- Allow to cool for 10 mins, before spooning the soft polenta into pastry shells.
- Garnish each shell with a few slivers of sliced celery & nashi pear.
- Crumble blue cheese over the top and drizzle with hazelnut oil.
- Sprinkle with freshly chopped chives to garnish, before serving.