Recipe

Basil Tart

Basil Tart
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe Using Fresh Basil
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    jaimec's Notes:

    My mom and I came up with this as a way to use the large harvest of basil from her backyard garden and take advantage of the fresh, sweet Jersey corn we have in the summer.

Serves 6

  1. Thaw the pie crust.

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  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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  3. Whisk eggs and half-and-half. Stir in corn, basil, salt, pepper and nutmeg.

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  4. Pour into pie crust and bake 35-40 minutes or until set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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  5. Garnish with extra chopped basil.

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1 Comment on Basil Tart

186003_1004761561_1198459_n Reply

I really like the sound of this! I make a tomato basil tart that is similar ,but, the corn sounds like it would be even better.

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