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Alsation Tarte Flambée

40 min  |
4 Servings
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Ingredients

Dough

  • 2 x 8-10” round naan bread or flatbread

Sauce

  • 1 cup ricotta or Fromage blanc
  • ¼ cup crème fraîche or full-fat sour cream
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • ½ tsp fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 tsp kosher salt

Topping

  • 1 large yellow onion, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced ⅛” thick
  • ¾ lb bacon cut widthwise into ½” pieces (dry-cured sliced bacon is preferred, but regular sliced bacon is just fine)
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/3 cup grated Gruyère or Swiss cheese

Garnish

  • 2 tbsp chopped chives

By Matthew Stowe

Tarte flambée is a delicious French twist on pizza. It’s the perfect meal to pack for your next picnic. Traditionally made with a savoury pastry crust, this recipe offers a time saving alternative, naan or flatbread. It also forgoes the often hard-to-find Fromage blanc for ricotta and includes a sprinkling of Gruyère which is just as delicious! The complex flavours and subtle spice of Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc are the perfect pairings for this rich Alsatian treat. Lay down and relax on the picnic blanket, eat some Tarte Flambée, drink a 1664 Blanc and imagine the next time you could be in France.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 2 x 8-10” round naan bread or flatbread

Sauce

  • 1 cup ricotta or Fromage blanc
  • ¼ cup crème fraîche or full-fat sour cream
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • ½ tsp fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 tsp kosher salt

Topping

  • 1 large yellow onion, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced ⅛” thick
  • ¾ lb bacon cut widthwise into ½” pieces (dry-cured sliced bacon is preferred, but regular sliced bacon is just fine)
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/3 cup grated Gruyère or Swiss cheese

Garnish

  • 2 tbsp chopped chives

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

For the Bacon

Step 1

Heat a frying pan on medium-high heat.

Step 2

Add the bacon and cook for 5-6 minutes until the bacon has rendered but not brown.

Step 3

Strain the bacon fat and set aside.

For the sauce

Step 4

Combine all the ingredients in a small mixing bowl and stir until well combined.

For the Tarte Flambée

Step 5

Place the naan breads on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Step 6

Divide the sauce between the naan breads and spread evenly.

Step 7

Sprinkle onion over the sauce in a thin, even layer.

Step 8

Sprinkle bacon and thyme leaves over the onion layer.

Step 9

Divide grated Gruyère cheese (or Swiss cheese) over each Tarte.

Step 10

Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the naan bread is golden brown and the bacon is crispy.

To serve

Step 11

Cut the naan breads into wedges or squares and arrange them on a wood serving board.

Step 12

Sprinkle with chopped chives.

Step 13

Pair with Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc and enjoy!

Enjoy