Curd Cheese and Ham Tart

A savory shortcrust tart filled with curd cheese, ham, peppers and cherry tomatoes.

⏱️ Prep: 50 min🍳 Cook: 25 min

Ingredients

250 g	flour (for the shortcrust dough)
125 g	butter
1 брой	egg
4 1/2 с.л.	water
1 щипка	salt
400 g	curd cheese (for the filling)
4 броя	eggs
2 броя	green peppers
2 броя	red peppers
200 g	cherry tomatoes
50 g	cheese (white brine cheese)
100 g	kashkaval, grated
150 g	ham
—	salt
—	black pepper
2 щипки	nutmeg
1-2 с.л.	basil, chopped

Sift the flour and add the salt to make the crumbly dough. Add the chilled butter cut into small cubes.
Start kneading thoroughly so the butter blends with the flour. Add the egg and the water and knead until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
Shape it into a ball and wrap it in kitchen film. Put it in the refrigerator to firm up for 30 minutes. Meanwhile cut the peppers and tomatoes into small pieces.
You may also use sun-dried tomatoes if you like. Add the curd cheese, the grated kashkaval and the crumbled cheese to them.
Stir and add the finely chopped ham and the 4 eggs. Mix the filling well with salt, black pepper to taste, chopped basil and a couple of pinches of nutmeg.
Roll out the rested dough (still with the film) into a sheet 5 cm thick. The sheet should be a little larger than the base of the pan and cover almost all of its sides.
Prick the dough lightly with a fork and pour in the filling, then smooth it. Sprinkle with a little breadcrumbs or cornmeal.
Put the curd cheese and ham tart to bake in an oven preheated to 190 degrees until it takes on an appetizing golden color.