There’s something extra special about home cooking rustic recipes. Just like these Spinach & Macadamia Feta Tartlets. Homemade rustic gluten free pastry filled with spinach and dairy free macadamia feta.
These are the perfect savoury snack to take to picnics, enjoy for lunch or for a satisfying snack. The recipe is really versatile. It can be made into mini tartlets or small tarts or a larger quiche pie. In addition, you can also add different flavours such as roasted pumpkin, roasted capsicum or even olives.
Dietary Requirements:
The recipe is gluten free and dairy free friendly. Additionally, with the crust being made with almond meal, the recipe is also low carb friendly.
Gluten Free Pastry:
To make the gluten free pastry I’ve used a low carb flour alternative, almond meal. Because the gluten free pastry contains no gluten to provide stretch, once you’ve made the dough refrigerate to slightly firm up, making it easier to roll and create individual cases with a rustic feel.
Dairy Free Macadamia Feta Cheese:
Finally, the hero of this recipe, macadamia feta cheese! To make this dairy free feta alternative I’ve used nutrient rich and creamy macadamias. Simply soak raw unsalted macadamias overnight. Then blend with a handful of ingredients in the recipe below to create a texture and flavour that resembles feta! You can use this dairy free feta cheese for other recipes too. Such as adding to salads and dips. Another recipe it works really well in is our Swiss Chard Spinach Pie.
If you love macadamias as much as we do, check out our recipes featuring this popular nut. Including strawberries and macadamia fudge sauce, gluten free macadamia granola. Another dairy free cheese alternative you might like is our macadamia cream cheese with smoked salmon canapés.
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Spinach & Macadamia Feta Tartlets - Dairy Free
Ingredients
Macadamia Feta
- 1 cup raw Australian macadamias (soaked overnight)
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1-2 tbsp water
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- sea salt
Pasty Crust
- 1 cup almond meal
- 2 tbsp tapioca flour
- 1 egg whisked
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
Filling
- 3 cups packed baby spinach
- 2 free range eggs
- 1/3 cup macadamia feta
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- pinch nutmeg
- Sea salt and black pepper
- Fresh dill (to garnish)
Instructions
- To make macadamia feta, strain and rinse soaked macadamias well.
- In a blender pulse macadamias, lemon juice, olive oil, water, salt and oregano (start with 1 tbsp water and add extra if needed) Pulse to form a texture that resembles cottage cheese. Place in refrigerator until ready to use.
- Pre-heat oven to 180’C. Grease a mini muffin tray.
- Prepare crust. In a mixing bowl combine almond meal, tapioca and salt. Create a well in the centre and add whisked egg and olive oil. Combine flour into wet ingredients until mixed through. Use hands to shape into a smooth dough.
- Break off tablespoon portions of dough and roll into a ball. Refrigerate for 20 mins (helps dough to hold without gluten flour).
- Dust surface with extra tapioca flour. Using a rolling pin and with gentle pressure roll out each ball into individual rounds for each muffin hole. If mixture is sticking dust surface with extra tapioca flour or refrigerate for longer. Shape edges as needed.
- Press each dough round into the muffin hole to shape. Bake in oven for 5-8 minutes to start to cook dough.
- Meanwhile, sauté spinach in extra virgin olive oil for 1-2 minutes to wilt. Remove from heat and allow to slightly cool. Finely chop.
- In a mixing bowl whisk eggs. Add baby spinach, macadamia feta, garlic, dill, lemon zest, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Lightly whisk with a fork to combine.
- Take out par cooked pastry cases and spoon egg mixture into each hole.
- Continue baking in oven until egg is cooked through and edges are golden. Garnish with fresh dill to serve. Enjoy warm or cool.
Notes
You can swap dill out for oregano or parsley. Add cubes of roast pumpkin for a variation.
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Hi Casey-Lee
I’m wondering what you would use to substitute egg in any pastry-oriented recipe such as this one? I am gluten and dairy free so would have to work for those requirements as well.
Many thanks
Kerith
Hi Kerith! I aim to try the pastry egg free but yet to. However I am hopeful that 1 chia egg + additional extra virgin olive oil will be an egg free substitute.
Hi, I was just wondering about the salt and dried oregano in the macadaemia feta? Is it added when you pulse?
Yes 🙂 Add salt and oregano when pulsing with macadamia nuts, olive oil and water.