Cherry AppetizersPreparation: Spread lightly toasted square shaped pieces of bread with Tartex. Cover with a slice of cheese, pineapple and top with a cherry, securing the whole with a cocktail stick. Any flavour of Tartex may be used. | Tartex FrittersPreparation: Roll out puff pastry and cut into circles. Place a knob of Tartex in the centre. Brush milk over the edges and fold over, pressing the edges firmly. Fry in oil. Serve hot. |
Herb Dip serves 4-6Ingredients : 125 grm cottage cheese, 3 tablespoons Preparation : mix to a creamy texture curd, sour cream and Tartex. Add chopped Herbs and season with salt and lemon juice to mixture. Serve with crudites (eg. Yellow peppers, carrots, young zucchini ) | Apple ToppingPreparation: Mix together herb pate and grated apple. Spread on bread or savoury biscuits. Decorate with apple slices dipped in lemon juice. Other canapés and appetizers can be prepared by spreading Tartex on any kind of bread and savoury biscuits , decorating with Tomato gherkin, parsley, chives, fruit slices, nuts, etc. taste can be varied by adding spices, such as red pepper(capsicum) or curry. |
Mosaic CakeIngredients: Round Loaf, 200grm Tartex , 100grm butter, 1 tbsp mustard, 3 hardboiled eggs, 3-4 gherkins, salt and pepper optional. Preparation: Cut round loaf, in two halves lengthwise, and scoop out to make breadcrumbs. Mix breadcrumbs well with 200 grm Tartex (herb, mushroom, olivera , or mixed flavours), 100grm butter, 1 tbsp mustard, season to taste, add, cut into pieces 3 hardboiled eggs, and 3 gherkins. Stuff halves with mixture, put halves on top of one another. Chill for 2 hours in refrigerator, and serve sliced on a dish. Garnish dish around the cake with tomato, slices seasoned with salt, and chopped parsley |
Recipes taken from brochure "Recipes with Tartex Vegetable Pates", courtesy of Tartex and Dr Ritter, GmbH, D-79108, Freiburg, Germany.
Copyright © 2004, Ian Blair