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Scarlett and Tamsin Allen’s almond tart with berries:RTÉ Today Delish 😋

This quick and delicious recipe can be adapted to make a larger tart, and topped with any fruit you like.

Ingredients

Makes 24 mini almond tartlets or 2 x 18cm tarts

110g butter

110g caster sugar

110g ground almond

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180’C/160’Fan/350’F/Gas mark 4.
  2. Place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft and light. Add in the sugar and the ground almonds and mix to combine.
  3. Place generous teaspoonful blobs of the mixture in each ‘cup’ of a shallow bun tray (a mince pie tray), you should get 24 altogether so if it’s a 12 hole tray then cook it in 2 batches.
  4. Or you could make 12 mini tartlets and 1 x 18cm tin.
  5. Bake in the preheat oven for 8-10 minutes until a rich golden brown then take out of the oven and leave to sit for 3 minutes, then remove each little tartlet base and cool on a wire rack.
  6. The larger tart will take 16-18 minutes to cook.
  7. After removing from the oven, allow to sit for 3 minutes then turn out onto a plate and allow to cool before decorating.
  8. Top with raspberries or sliced strawberries and whipped cream or whatever delicious fruit you have.

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Darina Allen’s Carrot and Mint Soup

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Carrot and Mint Soup

Most people will have carrots, onions and potatoes in their pantry – I’m using the first little shoots of fresh mint to flavour my batch of carrot soup today.

 

This soup may be served either hot or cold, don’t hesitate to put in a good pinch of sugar, it brings up the flavour.

560g(1 1/4lb/3 cups) carrots, preferably organic, chopped

45g(1 1/2oz/scant 1/2 stick) butter

110g(4oz) onion, chopped

150g(5oz) potatoes, chopped

salt,freshly ground pepper and sugar

sprig of spearmint

1.2litres (2 pints/5 cups) homemade light chicken or vegetable stock

62ml(2 1/2fl oz/generous 1/4 cup) creamy milk, (optional)

3 teaspoons freshly chopped spearmint

Garnish

a little lightly whipped cream or crème fraiche

sprigs of spearmint

Melt the butter and when it foams add the chopped vegetables, season with salt and freshly ground pepper and sugar. Add a sprig of mint, cover with a butter paper (to retain the steam) and a tight fitting lid.Leave to sweat gently on a low heat for about 10 minutes approx.Remove the lid, add the boiling stock and cook until the vegetables are soft. Pour into the liquidiser, add 3 teaspoons of freshly chopped mint and puree until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning. Adda little creamy milk if necessary.

Garnish with a swirl of lightly whipped cream or crème frâiche and a sprig of fresh mint.‍

Variation

Carrot and Lovage Soup‍

Substitute lovage for mint in the above recipe.‍

Carrot,Garlic Chive Flowers and Seeds‍

Add finely chopped garlic chives instead of mint in the master recipe. Garnish with a swirl of lightly whipped cream or crème fraiche,garlic chive flowers and seeds.  Society garlic flowers are also great.

https://www.fromballymaloewithlove.com/recipes/carrot-mint-soup