2019-09-01 Woolworths Taste

TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019 95

and parsley and serve immediately with
the French loaf.
Cook’s note: I always crack open my egg
on the side and remove half the egg white.
DAIRY-FREE
WINE: Woolworths Longmarket Pinotage

GOAT’S CHEESE-AND-
FIG TART WITH
CARAMELISED ONION
“I love quick wins in the kitchen – this is my
go-to when I need to impress...”

Serves 8
EASY
GREAT VALUE
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 1 hour

olive oil 1 T
onions 2, thinly sliced
butter 1 T
brown sugar 2 T
balsamic vinegar 1 T
readymade puff pastry 400 g
goat’s cheese 200 g, crumbled
fresh figs 6, sliced

1 Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan and
sauté the onions over a low to medium
heat. Cook gently for 10 minutes, or until
soft and translucent. 2 Add the butter,
sugar and balsamic vinegar. Continue
cooking over a low heat, stirring frequently,
for 20–30 minutes until onions are very
soft, caramelised and jam-like. Set aside to
cool. 3 Preheat the oven to 180 ̊C. Roll
out the pastry according to package
instructions, trim and shape into in a 20-cm
circle. Spread the onion mixture onto the
pastry base. Top with most of the goat’s
cheese, figs and remaining cheese. Crimp
the edges in about 8 places and place
on a baking tray. Bake for 20–25 minutes,
or until golden and crisp.
MEAT-FREE
WINE: Woolworths Paul Cluver
Sauvignon Blanc 2019

MAMA D’S COCONUT
JAM TART
“There is no way I was going to have a
cookbook without a recipe from Mama D
herself. When we were growing up, my mom
was always creative in the kitchen, always
up to something on the stove, making
special meals out of nothing. Oh, but she
loved baking. I remember coming home to

be welcomed by the most beautiful aroma

of something or the other in the oven. And

everything always seemed so simple. Please

try my mom’s coconut jam tart. I know you

will be a fan too.”

Serves 6 to 9

EASY

GREAT VALUE

Preparation: 10 minutes, plus

30 minutes’ chilling time

Cooking: 25 minutes

flour 480 g

baking powder 3 t

sugar 100 g

salt a pinch

desiccated coconut 2 t

butter 220 g

free-range eggs 3

jam (preferably apricot) ½ cup

coconut shavings 40 g

1 Mix the dry ingredients except the

coconut shavings. 2 Add the butter and

eggs to the dry ingredients one by one.

3 Mix until a dough forms. 4 Press two-

thirds of the dough into a baking pan using

your fingers. 5 Wrap the remaining dough

in clingwrap and place in the freezer for

30 minutes. 6 Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Spread the jam onto the dough and grate

the remaining frozen dough on top of the

jam. 7 Bake for 15 minutes. 8 Remove from

the oven, scatter over the coconut shavings

and bake for a further 5–10 minutes, or

until golden brown. Allow to cool slightly

before serving.

WINE: Woolworths Spier Natural Sweet

White 2019

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