Swiss Chard and Sausage Tart
Recipe type: Main Dish
Serves: 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, chilled
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3-4 tablespoons ice water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ lb italian sausage, casings removed
  • 1 large bunch swiss chard, stems removed and cut into strips
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • ½ cup fresh basil, cut into strips
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup part skim ricotta
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a food processor, combine flour, butter, and salt until dough forms small pea-sized clumps. Add in water, one tablespoon at a time, until dough forms.
  2. Form dough into disc and wrap in plastic. refrigerate for ½ an hour.
  3. Preheat oven to 400.
  4. Once dough has chilled, roll it out to about 12 inches.
  5. Transfer to a 10 inch tart pan and press against sides. Trim sides so they are about 1 to 1½ inches tall.
  6. Poke holes with fork in bottom of dough.
  7. Place tart pan in freezer for about an hour to prevent tart shell from shrinking (alternatively, if you have pie weights you can move straight to baking).
  8. Once frozen, bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
  9. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Heat olive oil and butter in a cast iron pan.
  10. Add in onions and garlic and cook over medium heat until onions have started to brown. Transfer onion mixture to a large bowl.
  11. In the same pan, add sausage. Brown sausage, breaking it up into small pieces, until cooked through. Transfer to bowl with onions.
  12. Add swiss chard to pan. Pour in white wine, and let the greens wilt and the liquid evaporate for about 8-10 minutes. Transfer chard to bowl with sausage and onions.
  13. Mix ingredients in bowl with basil, egg, ricotta, and salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to tart shell, spread evenly, and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until filling has set.
  14. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Things I Made Today at https://www.thingsimadetoday.com/2013/07/16/swiss-chard-and-sausage-tart/