La tarte au thon, the tuna tart, is one of those dishes that you can just assemble in five minutes and simply leave to cook in the oven. If you combine this with the fact that it is delicious, it is clearly a favourite in our house!
There are about the same number of tartes au thon recipes as the number of French households but trust me I’ve tried many, played with ingredients and proportions and this recipe is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!
You may then wonder… but what is the difference between a quiche and a tart? Firstly, there are eggs in the quiche filling whilst there are none in the tart. Secondly, a quiche will always be savoury whilst tarts can be either sweet or savoury.
Fancy getting Croque-Maman latest updates directly delivered to your inbox? Simply enter your e-mail address below and click subscribe!
Anyway back to our tarte au thon :-) It is best served warm with a simple green salad. Bon appetit!
La tarte au thon - The tuna tart
La tarte au thon, the tuna tart, is one of those dishes that you can just assemble in five minutes and simply leave to cook in the oven.
Ingredients
- 1 ready rolled puff pastry
- 2 tbsp tablespoons wholegrain mustard
- 150 g grams half fat crème fraîche
- 200 g canned tuna in spring water drained (drained weight 150 grams)
- 50 g grated emmental cheese
- 2 large tomatoes
Instructions
-
Preheat your oven to 180ºC.
-
Put your pastry on a baking paper (if it isn’t already done) and line it in your tin. Gently prick the base all over with a fork.
-
Spread the mustard into your pastry case.
-
In a bowl, combine the crème fraîche, tuna and cheese and poor the mixture into the pastry case.
-
Thinly slice the tomatoes and arrange over the mixture.
-
Bake for 35 minutes or until the pastry edges are golden and firm. Serve warm.
I studied in France last year, and my host mom would regularly make une tarte au thon for dinner. I can’t wait to try this tart and will definitely be checking back for more French recipes!
Thank you for your lovely comment! Please do not hesitate to let me know if there are any specific recipe you would like to see feature. Have a nice day and bon appetit! Helene
[…] which drove a lot of traffic to my blog :-) My first accepted picture was the one of la tarte au thon. Hopefully lots more to […]
Made this for my baby daughter last night who said it was deeeeelicious!
Yummmmm :-)
[…] traffic to my blog! The posts, which drove the most traffic to my website so far are the one of la tarte au thon and the one of the mulled orange juice. This is because they contain the most beautiful food […]
Oh, my husband is going to LOVE you. He used to live in France for a while (in St Nazaire) back in the 90s and when we first met, he’d tell me about this tuna tart that he had once that he loved! I’ll have to surprise him and make it for him!
:-) So glad I can be of help :-)
It looks yummy and sounds easy! I popped ove from Tasty Tuesdays to check it out since it looked so good! And it would be great for my pescatarian daughter too, I’m always looking for recipes that will satisfy her! Thanks for sharing! HUGS
Thank you for your lovely comment :-) I hope she’ll love it too!
[…] Easy and delicious: la tarte au thon […]
This sounds delicious and thank you for clarifying the difference between a tart and a quiche. Have pinned this and will be giving it a try.
[…] delicious quick and easy recipes such as “la tarte au thon” / tuna tart (/tarte-au-thon/), French mums interviews […]
Délicieux et merci beaucoup !
You’re welcome, I am glad you loved it as much as we do :-)
This is one of our favourite!
Oh, une bonne petite tarte au thon!
The tart is so beautiful, I love how easy it is too – definitely one to wow guests with!
This tart was so easy yet so delicious, thanks for a great recipe x