Blueberry and chocolate tart

Here’s a recipe for a delicious blueberry and chocolate tart:

Ingredients

• 300 g of all-purpose flour
• 150 g of cold butter, cubed
• 130 g of icing sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg yolk
• A pinch of salt
• Grated zest of 1 lemon (optional)

For the filling:

• 200 g of dark chocolate
• 300 g of fresh or frozen blueberries
• 1 tablespoon of sugar (according to the sweetness of the blueberries and personal preference)
• Juice of 1/2 lemon

For the chocolate ganache (optional):

• 100 ml of whipping cream
• 100 g of dark chocolate

Preparation

1. Prepare the shortcrust pastry: in a bowl, mix the flour and the butter with your fingertips until the mixture becomes crumbly. Add the icing sugar, egg, egg yolk, salt, and lemon zest, then quickly work to form a ball of dough.
2. Wrap the pastry ball in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
3. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface into an even layer and line a pre-buttered and floured tart tin.
4. Prick it with the tines of a fork to prevent it from puffing up during baking and line the base of the tart with parchment paper and pie weights or dry beans to blind bake.
5. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and bake the tart base for about 15 minutes, then remove the weights and paper and allow to brown for another 5-10 minutes. Let cool.
6. Melt 200 g of dark chocolate in a double boiler or microwave and spread an even layer on the bottom of the cooled tart.
7. In a pan, heat the blueberries with a tablespoon of sugar and lemon juice for a few minutes, until they become slightly soft and release their juice. Let cool.
8. Spread the blueberries over the layer of chocolate on the tart.
9. To make the ganache (optional), heat the cream without boiling it and pour in the chopped dark chocolate, stir until smooth, and pour over the tart as a decoration.
10. Put the tart in the refrigerator until the ganache has set before serving.

Curiosity

The tart is a very versatile dessert and suitable for all seasons. In this version, the combination of blueberries and chocolate creates a very pleasant sweet-bitter flavor profile. For a more rustic note, you can also add a sprinkle of toasted hazelnut chunks on the ganache before it sets.