Even more mint.

I'm a gamer, yes. And I like to cook. The best option is to comine the both and with queues for battlegrounds nowadays I can easily prepare delicious food inbetween farming the Alliance (and you can go wild even more if it's just Wintergrasp you're doing!).


Courgette and mint tart with feta cheese



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You might say it's the same as in risotto post but in this versions the same flavours give more creamy and delicious result - this was my first tart ever to bake and after all this time still holds the number one place among savoury ones.



Pastry:

• 250g plain flour
• 125g butter
• 1 egg
• a splash of milk
• salt, pepper

Filling:

• 500g courgettes
• 200g feta cheese, cubed
  
• 1 large or medium onion, chopped
  
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
  
• 250ml natural yoghurt
• 4 eggs
• a bunch of fresh mint, choped ( or 4 tbsp dried one)
  
• pepper, salt

1. Prepare the pastry - put flour into a bowl and add butter, rub it together untill the mixture has consistency of breadcrumbs. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, crack in the egg, add a splash of milk and quickly work it into a ball. Wrap in foil and put into the fridge for at least 30mins.
   
2. Grate the courgettes (you don't have to peel them), add a pinch of salt and put them in a sieve over a bowl to drain the juices.
3. Chop the onion and garlic and fry in a pan till onion turns glossy, add courgettes and cook for 10-15mins, set aside to cool.
4. Preheat the oven to 180C.
   
5. Roll the pastry till 0,5cm thick and put it in the tin making sure it fits snuggly. With a fork make some holes in the base of the pastry then cover with a greaseproof paper and weight it down with either rice, dried beans or baking beans.
6. Pop the pastry into the oven for 15mins then remove the paper and rice and bake for further 10mins.
7. In a bowl mix courgettes, eggs, yoghurt, cubed feta, mint and pepper (you might want to add a little salt but taste your feta before as it can be a quite salty cheese). Set aside for a few minutes.
8. Turn the oven to 220C, fill the pastry case with teh courgette filling and pop it in for 30-35mins, baking till it's set and slightly golden. Let it stand for a few minutes then serve warm.

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P.S. Today's dinner was happily baking while I got my For The Horde :)