Hello Everyone!
I have been away on a long holiday in Indian for almost four weeks. I got back last week and it has taken my system a few days to throw off the jet-lag completely and my internal thermostat to acclimatise to the massive difference in the weather.But am back now all refreshed and raring to go! So expect a lot of new and fun recipes, LOTS of travel posts and many photographs from my foodie and travel adventures – oh yes not to mention more exciting competitions, fabulous restaurant reviews and events that I will be going to soon – woohoo!
While I was in India I did a fair bit of travelling to Chennai, Pondicherry and shuttling between Mumbai and Pune. So all the resulting fatigue has taken it’s toll too.
Besides have discovered that I do have a fair amount of catching up to do with my blogging as well. hummm
So dinner the day after I landed had had to be a simple affair, because my body clock was still following IST. We decided to make a quick and super easy yet delicious Turkey, Ham and cheese tart using my own recipe. Hubster and me are both big fans of Jus-Rol as it really can save the day when things are crazy busy or plain lazy 😉
I have made a few minor tweaks to the original recipe but other than that it was smooth sailing. Here is my version:
Easy Ham and Cheese Tart recipe
Ingredients
- 320 Grams Puff pastry ready rolled sheet
- 2 medium-sized Onions peeled & chopped fine
- 100 Grams Cooked Ham diced
- 1 – 2 tbsp Oil
- 3 tbsp heaped Smoked Chilli Honey
- 250 Grams Cooked Turkey Diced
- Salt & Black Pepper as per taste
- 75 Grams Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pan, gently sauté the onion until it is translucent, then add the diced ham and cook on a low flame for about 2 minutes
- Meanwhile remove the puff pastry ready rolled sheet and allow it to rest while the filling is being prepared.
- Add the turkey, season to taste and then add the smoked chilli honey. Stir continuously to ensure the chilli honey does not burn and cook on a gentle, low flame for a further 2 minutes
- Preparea baking tray by lining with a baking sheet and carefully place the puff pastry ready rolled sheet onto the baking sheet
- Pre heat the oven to 220°C or 200°C for fan assisted ovens or Gas mark 7
- Spoon out the Turkey and Ham mixture onto the baking sheet and sprinkle the grated Parmesan cheese over the mixture
- Bake in the pre heated for 20 minutes and serve hot
I remember going to buy Jus- Rol at a supermarket two years ago post Christmas and it simply wasn’t available anywhere. Clearly people had been smart and stocked up on this lifesaving fridge fav for all those leftover meals after the big day. And have since then made a mental note to stock up well in advance for future occasions. There have been numerous dinners and surprise tea time treats for unannounced but welcome visitors who have been fed piping hot treats with several hot cuppas thanks to that pastry roll lying in my fridge! So like many of my store cupboard essentials this is one of my life savers and will almost always be found living in my refrigerator.
I loved this recipe and now am looking forward to more experiments with Jus-Rol .
If you need more inspiration to get creative with Jus-Rol why not check out these gorgeous recipes on the Jus-Rol website ?
*With thanks to Jus-Rol and the PR team for sending vouchers to buy some samples of Jus-Rol for review . No monetary compensation was offered for a positive review. As always all opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
Welcome back !!!
Thank You, Preethi!
That seems like a lovely & simple recipe! I like the idea of using ready made pastry. It’s not something I do often because most brands don’t use butter. Just google:d ‘Jus rol’ and seen that they have a butter version. I might give that a go!
Yes, you must Paris, they do have a version with butter. Thanks I love simple recipes too.x
oooohhh this sounds so yummy. I will need to give this a try. My kids would love this too!
Thanks for the recipe!
Cheers Angela, I do hope your kids love it. I like how lean meat like turkey can be consumed without missing out on flavour. The onions and the chilli honey give it a nice juicy twist too.
Have never used Jus roll, but it does sound like something worth keeping in the cupboard just in case.
Hello Emma, Thanks for stopping by, I find it handy at most times, unless I really have time to spare and I end up cooking from scratch as in making my own puff pastry.
I’m with you on the Jus Rol pastry, particularly puff pastry, it’s just so nice to unroll it and get your recipe almost instantly into the oven. The addition of the spicy honey is brilliant, must try that.
Isn’ it an absolute blessing at the time, when all you want to do is come home and collapse on the sofa with sheer exhaustion? Oh, I am a HUGE fan of chilli honey it simply keeps me going!
This looks really tasty and very easy.
Thanks, Heidi xx