These Stilton Pear and Walnut Tartlets are perfect for lunch or picnics and salads. A crisp buttery puff pastry case with sweet caramelised pear, melted blue stilton cheese, crunchy walnuts and garnished with sage and crunchy poppy and sesame seeds.
Puff pastry is made with white flour, so it is high in carbs; however, the higher fat content of puff pastry helps to pair the carbs. An ideal serving is one tartlet paired with a big green side salad. Additional starchy carbs should be avoided.
Is blue Silton cheese safe to eat during pregnancy? Hard blue-veined cheeses are safe to consume in pregnancy.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry (or gluten-free puff pastry)
- 2 medium pears sliced and cores removed
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 300 grams stilton crumbled
- 50 grams walnut halves chopped
- 3 sage leaves finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 medium egg beaten
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
- ½ teaspoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- Line 2 baking trays with baking paper and preheat the oven to 180°c (fan)
- Slice a sheet of puff pastry into 8 even rectangles and space out evenly on the baking trays. Score a 1cm line around the edges of each piece of pastry and set aside
- Add the butter to a pan on medium to high heat. Once bubbling, add the pear slices, reduce the heat slightly and slowly cook until soft and carmelised on both sides (approx. 20 minutes)
- Divide the pear between the pastry pieces, keeping the filling within the scored lines
- Top each tartlet with crumbled stilton, walnut pieces and sage
- Garnish with thyme leaves and drizzle each tartlet with olive oil
- Brush the edges of the pastry with the beaten egg and sprinkle sesame and poppy seeds around the edges Note: if you wish to freeze the tartlets, it is advisable to freeze them at this point. They can they be cooked as and when needed
- Place the tartlets into the oven and bake until the puff pastry is golden and the stilton is just melting, approx. 18-20 minutes but each oven will differ so keep a close eye
Notes
These tartlets are perfect for making and cooling for quick and easy lunches or picnics. They will last for three days in a sealed container in the fridge.
They can also be frozen before baking and then cooked from frozen as and when needed.
Puff pastry is made with white flour, so it is high in carbs; however, the higher fat content of puff pastry helps to pair the carbs. An ideal serving is one tartlet paired with a big green side salad. Additional starchy carbs should be avoided.
Nutrition
Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 28g | of which saturates: 11g | Fibre: 2g | of which sugars: 5g