This deliciously colorful and very-easy-to-make perfectly puffed savory tart is filled with tangy goat cheese, creamy ricotta, nutrient loaded spinach, a touch of seasoning, fresh herbs, and topped with lots of spice-roasted carrots. This show-stopping tart can be an appetizer, side or entrée, brunch, lunch or dinner, perfect for entertaining, and celebrates food as art!
Tarts aren’t just for dessert I say!
Why this Recipe Works
- Using frozen puff pastry allows ya to throw it all together in a flash!
- Keeping the peel intact on the carrots tastes better and makes for less work in the kitchen.
- Par-baking the puff pastry ensures that it's fully cooked and crispy all the way through.
- The honey on the carrots and in the filling nicely contrasts with the salty cheese, the savory cumin, and crisp buttery pastry.
- This tart recipe falls in the magic intersection of looks highly impressive and actually super easy to make.
- The base and filling are easily adaptable to any other sort of root veggie topping making it perfectly versatile to suit every season of the year (and the fun veggie topping possibilities are endless!)
The tart can be cut into whatever portion size you like, allowing ya to serve it all to yourself or slice is up and share with others!
Savory tarts are about to become one of your favorite dishes for holidays, dinner parties, and game days thinks me! They’re so fun and festive, and I’m gonna show ya just how easy they really are to whip up! For other savory tart inspirations, please check out me Root Veggie Tarte Tatin.
How to Make this Tart
Cut your carrots in half, roast them, roll out your puff pastry, par-bake it, make the filling, whisk all filling ingredients together, pour filling into par-baked crust, topped with the roasted carrots and fresh herbs, bake, slice up remaining carrots (optional), sauté them, use them as an additional topping for the tart with some fresh chives (optional). Marvel at your stunning creation and enjoy!
This tart is a like a dose of health on a flaky butter crust… sign me up!
Cooks Tips:
- This tart is best served fresh & warm.
- Use that elbow grease and really squeeze that water out of the spinach.
- The filling will be much easier to whisk together if the goat cheese is room temp.
- Get creative, have fun, and play around with other root veggie toppings!
- If you’re looking to do some prep work in advance, roast the carrots up to 2 days ahead and whisk the filling ingredients up to 7 hours in advance, then the tart will be a breeze to assemble on the spot!
If you enjoyed this savory tart and want more, I have more savory tart options for ya! Please check out my Root Veggie Tarte Tatin and my Cauliflower Tart.
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I have wayyyyyy to much fun decorating the carrot toppings on this tart every time I make it and hope you do too.
Let’s Make Waves in the Kitchen!
Roasted Carrot Tart
Ingredients
- 1 bunch carrots
- 100 grams goat cheese room temperature
- 15 oz ricotta 425g
- 142 grams spinach
- 3 eggs divided, 2 lightly whisked
- 1 ½ tablespoons honey
- 1 lemon zest & juice
- 2 teaspoons cumin divided
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives chopped
- 14 oz puff pastry thawed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- handfull thyme sprigs
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Cut the carrots in half lengthwise, reserving 2 of them (for the topping, this is optional). Whisk 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 teaspoon of cumin, salt and pepper together and drizzle over the carrots. Bake for 30-35 minutes, depending on size of carrots, turning halfway through cooking time.
- On a lightly floured surface, lay the thawed sheet of puff pastry and roll pastry out until its just big enough to fit your tart pan, dusting with enough flour to prevent it from sticking to the counter or rolling pin. Coil the pastry onto the rolling pin to help you transfer it, then uncoil it onto the tart pan.
- Make an egg wash by combining 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush over puff pastry and bake in oven with roasting carrots, at 375 F, for 10 min. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, bring ½ cup of water to boil in a pot on the stove, place spinach in pot with boiling water, stir and blanch for 30 seconds, until it all looks cooked through. Drain, let cool, and squeeze out excess water with your hands. Chop finely.
- Combine ricotta, goat cheese, eggs, spinach, and 1 tablespoon of chives, lemon juice and zest in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon ricotta filling into the base and use the back of a spoon or a spatula to smooth the surfaces. Lay roasted carrots over ricotta filling. Sprinkle with thyme sprigs.
- Bake tart at 475 for 30-35 minutes, until set.
- Meanwhile, thinly sliced reserved two carrots into disk. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Cook carrots, stirring, until crisp, 5-7 minutes. Drain on a paper towel.
- Sprinkle baked tart with cooked carrot disc’s and remaining 1 tablespoon of chives. Enjoy!
Notes
- This tart is best served fresh & warm.
- Use that elbow grease and really squeeze that water out of the spinach.
- The filling will be much easier to whisk together if the goat cheese is room temp.
- Get creative, have fun, and play around with other root veggie toppings!
- If you’re looking to do some prep work in advance, roast the carrots up to 2 days ahead and whisk the filling ingredients up to 7 hours in advance, then the tart will be a breeze to assemble on the spot!
How much ricotta do you call for? Can’t find with list of ingredients.
Updated!!!! Sorry about that and thanks for looking out :)!
What a gorgeous tart! I love how vibrant those carrots are. This will be perfect for Easter brunch. Thanks for sharing!
Absolute pleasure Amanda! And so stoked to hear you want to make this for Easter brunch! Pretty please let me know how it goes... I'd absolutely love to hear :).
The colors in this tart are GORGEOUS. I have the hardest time finding purple carrots around here, but I absolutely love them for stuff like this where the color really shines.
Thank you so much Leslie!!! And I hear ya on the purple carrot struggle! Most of the purple on the outside I find are actually yellow or orange on the inside and I'm a big fan of the purple on the out and inside carrots :)! I've gotten to know which farms around here grow them... :). Hope ya find purple carrots soon and make this tart too!
This is like a work of art! What gorgeous colors! Not to mention it would be completely devoured once made!
Hehehe... yes exactly Denise! I'm all about food as art :). And colors! Thanks so much for the super sweet feedback!
What a pretty and vibrant dish - I'm going to search out some similar carrots at my local market! Love all the flavors in this, can't wait to make it!
Thanks so much for the super sweet feedback Carrie! And so super stoked to hear your inspired to make this dish! Please do let me know how it goes after... I'd absolutely love to hear :).
I love this idea of a savory tart and those colorful carrots are beautiful in this! Perfect for Easter or any holiday!
Thanks so much Anne! I def love the idea of savory tarts too! They're so fun to wow guests with and very delicious to eat :).
That is one heck of a tart. And yes! Tarts shouldn't just be for desserts. I can see that at a brunch or luncheon. It looks so good I wish I had seen this earlier, I would have made it as an appetizer. I will make it soon.
Thanks so much Marisa and so stoked to hear that you're gonna make this soon! And absolutely positively agreed that tarts should just be for dessert :). I also serve this as a finger food app sometimes. Def let me know how it goes after you make it... I'd absolutely love to hear!
These colors on your fruit tart are almost surreal ! a very beautiful presentation, and it looks even more tasty , thanks for sharing !
Absolute pleasure Analida! It's more of a savory veggie tart but I'll happily take the kind feedback :).
Love how colourful this tart looks! And roasted carrots, just like any other roasted veggies have so much more depth of flavour! Saving this recipe to try for my garden party next weekend!
Awesome Anna ~ so stoked to hear that!!! And absolutely agreed about how roasted veggies adds a ton of depth of flavor :). Def let me know how it goes after ya make it... I'd absolutely love to hear!
i made onion tart with ricotta last week and now I get to see this most beautiful colorful tart! How gorgeous does that tart looks! Tarts like this are absolute delight to eat all days.
Thanks so much for the super sweet feedback Jo! And you onion tart with ricotta sounds absolutely delicious! I wanna make one just like that too :).
Can we talk about how absolutely gorgeous these carrots are?! I always see these carrots at the store, but have yet to purchase them. I did, however, just buy a tub of ricotta, and definitely need more recipes to use it in! This is so perfect for the season, and absolutely stunning. I can't wait to try it!
So super stoked to hear that Sara!!!! Thanks so much for the super sweet feedback! I def go to the farmers market looking for the prettiest and cutest carrots I can find :). Hope ya use your ricotta to make this tart!
Wow this looks so colorful and so delicious. I absolutely love flavor combo in this recipe. I definitely must make this. I bet is super delicious. Yum!
Thanks so much for the super sweet feedback Natalie!!! And please do let me know how it goes after ya make it... I'd absolutely love to hear :).
This tart looks so beautiful! Almost too beautiful to eat 🙂 I can't wait till there are fresh carrots in the garden and I can throw this together for a ladies brunch!
Thank ya so much Kylie! *Almost* is def the key word :). That's so rad that you're growing your own carrots! Def wanna see how it turns out with the carrots from your garden :).
Love the idea!
Struggled to find what to do with the second teaspoon of cumin and half tablespoon of honey...?!
Used Cavelo Nero instead of spinach and (English) cream cheese instead of ricotta. Juggled the quantities.
Just need to upload a picture to show the end result, although it won't illustrate the flavour....
I'd love to see the pic Melon! There's cumins and honey used to roast the carrots and also in the ricotta filling. How did it comes out with Cavfel Nero and cream cheese :)? And thanks for sharing!
I see lots of comments about how pretty this is, and I don't disagree. But did anyone acutally make and eat it? How does it taste? How can you rate a recipe by a photo alone? Those a supportive comments but no reall help for those thinking to make this.
Hi Christina! Anyone reading the post is welcome to leave comments. I'm sorry to hear you didn't find the feedback you were looking for... You're welcome to make + eat it then rate the recipe if you'd like :)!
this looks amazing and will be making this Easter but wondering what size tart pan you are using? Can I also free shape the dough?
So sorry for the delay Lizette! Yes on free shaping the dough. Can also be made like a galette. Will circle right back on tart pan size as well. Have you already made it? If so, would love to hear how it went :).
We made this delightful tart and of course, we ate it. The taste is lightly cheesy with a lemon background. Mixing the goat cheese with the ricotta tames the a-little-too-earthy flavor some goat cheeses can have. The veggies are the crown jewels after being roasted with the honey/oil/cumin mixture (we plan to use this on other veggies it was so good). It's a light texture and absolutely delicious. Served with a side of cucumber salad (the crunch making a nice contrast to the tart), it was a perfect light dinner. This will become a staple in our kitchen.
Wowie Cheryl am so stoked to hear that and thanks so much for sharing! Sounds like a wonderful dinner and excited this savory tart will become a staple in your kitchen :).
I loved this for my Thanksgiving dinner. The lemon zest in the filling made it bright. I will make it again for sure.
So happy to hear that Joan! And agreed on the lemon zest. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave this sweet feedback :).