Vegetarian Quinoa Crust Tart

One of my friends is allergic to wheat and she has become a vegetarian.  I was super excited to have her for dinner for a little girly chit-chat since we do not see each other that often!  But wow… she had me challenged!  That was great actually, I came up with a new recipe and she got really impressed.

I decided to share my little secret as you may have a vegetarian friend too and trust me this  tart will be enjoyed.

For my friend, I had prepared small vegetable tarts on a quinoa crust.  I was quite simple, tasty and it looked nice.

 Suggestions:

• I added a drizzle of olive oil and herbes de Provence, I just love that.
• You can serve it as an appetizer, with a soup or a salad.

Are you going to prepare it for the vegetarian in your life or yourself?  Let me know if you did!

Print Recipe

Quinoa crust tart

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: American, european

Keyword: quinoa, vegetarian, zucchini

Servings: 6 mini tarts (2 and half inch each)

Author: Mélanie

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 3 eggs
• 500 ml water
• 6 tbsp mustard
• 3 zucchinis
• 1 red pepper
• 1/2 cup grated cheese of your choice
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• In a pot, pour the water, once it is boiling, add the quinoa. Cook for about 20-25 minutes or until tender. Allow to cool down.
• In a bowl, beat the eggs, add salt and pepper to taste. Add the quinoa, previously drained. Mix. Spread a thick layer in your individual molds (mine are like mini cheesecake molds).
• On each of them, spread a spoon of mustard – I prefer whole grain mustard ''A l'ancienne''.
• Wash your zucchinis and slice them thin. Put them on your quinoa crust.
• Cut your red pepper in brunoise and distribute them on your pie as a topping.
• Add your grated cheese. On this one, I did not put any cheese, but the first time I did it I added crumbles of goat cheese.
• Cook in the oven 15-20 minutes at 400F.

Notes

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