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Gluten-Free Green Pea Tart with Mint

This gluten-free green pea tart is fresh, savory, and easy to make, with a tender press-in crust and a creamy tofu-and-mint pea filling. Ready in about 30 minutes, it's a light main course or appetizer that happens to be fully vegan.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Choose Serving Size 6

Ingredients 

Crust:

  • 150 g gluten-free flour I used a 250 ml cup to measure; I used GF flour by Schar
  • 4 tbsp coconut oil softened at room temperature (or regular butter, if you're not vegan)
  • 80 ml water I used the same cup
  • ½ tsp baking soda

Toppings:

  • 500 g green peas frozen, thawed
  • 250 g firm tofu drained (if you're not vegan you can use feta cheese too, or ricotta)
  • ½ cup mint I forgot to leave some for garnishing, so I used basil instead
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 tsp oregano

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 375F / 180C.
  • Add all the crust ingredients to a medium bowl. Mix them well using a fork.
  • Place the bowl in the fridge for a couple of minutes.
  • Add the mint, onion, tofu, and oregano to the food processor. Blend until smooth. Don't add any extra salt; I find tofu salty enough. So is feta cheese if you want to use it instead. If you use ricotta, then you should add some salt.
  • Take the bowl out of the fridge.
  • Grease a tart pan with some coconut oil.
  • Now, if you want to make this tart quickly, proceed to the next steps. If you want to be able to shape the tart dough, you'll have to leave it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  • Pour the crust dough into the pan.
  • You'll see that the crust dough is extra sticky and wet. This is how it's supposed to be, and you'll get an incredibly tender tart crust. Start spreading it all over the pan using a fork or a spoon. (Alternatively, you can leave it in the fridge for about 30 minutes and it will get easier to shape.)
  • Add the tofu cream and spread it evenly.
  • Add the green peas.
  • Drizzle with some olive oil on top.
  • Bake in the oven for ~30 minutes.

Notes

For a firmer, hand-shapeable crust, chill the dough at least 30 minutes before pressing into the pan. I used a tart form approx. 30 cm in diameter.