Seasonal Peaches, nectarines, pears and apples Tarte Tatin

Pastry
1.5 cup - 130 gr of plain (GF) flour
120 gr of quality butter (cold - diced)
1/2 tsp of salt
Lemon zest
1 tsp of vinegar
Cold ice water

Mix in a food processor flour and butter, zest and salt till fine bread crumbs.
Add vinegar and just enough cold water to bind.
Take out and bring together to a ball with hands. Store in fridge or freezer to cool and "firm up"

In the meantime, 
100 gr quality butter
1/3 cup of sugar
Fruits: Seasonal: peaches, nectarines, pears, apples, etc
Nuts, ie walnuts,
Cranberries, raisins (optional) 

Suggestios
Cinnamon/cloves/nutmeg (seasonal Xmas addition) (optional) 
Candied ginger optional 

This is a great way to use up overripe fruits that otherwise would be thrown away. Perfect. No waste! It clears up the fridge and makes a deliciously fruity, Summery dessert. 

In a pan that can go into the oven. Melt the butter, then add the sugar, cook till golden brown over medium heat. Important, stay close, so the caramel does not burn.  

Turn off.
Add broken nuts and dried fruit if using.
Arrange sliced fruits in a dense circular pattern 

Peaches, nectarines, pears, apples, etc whatever is in season.  
Roll out pastry and place on top. Rustic style doesn't have to be perfect. 
Bake in 200 oC pre-heated oven till pastry is golden brown crumbly, crunchy.
Serve as is or with ice-cream or cream or custard.

The nuts add a contrasting and delightful crunch against the soft juicy fruits. Also the tarty dried cranberries and raisins.
 
This tart is best eaten fresh whilst the crust is crumbly and crisp.

Note: To prevent too much juice from running out. Dust fruits with cornflour before arranging in the pan.
Or
Do not over bake. Pre-heat oven at a higher temperature. Place Tarte Tatin in and THEN reduce temperature to 2000c in top 1/3 of the oven shelf. This should stop the fruits from "stewing".

Food market - prices

160 nis Total

 

Grapes 18/kg - Amazingly sweet and tasty
Dill, parsley - 1.50 x3
boxes 3 / 20 nis (40 nis): kiwi/mangos/pears + peaches / nectarines / green peppers
Dorios 4 for 12 nis
Cucumbers, tomatoes, kohlrabi 3 nis / kg

Mushrooms 2 boxes 10 nis (2x10 = 20 nis)
Lettuce 8 each x2 = 16
2 bags (1.5 kg x2) baby potatoes - not in photo

Total 160 nis

 Here are the potatoes baked with dried thyme, oli oil and soup mix!

Baby potatoes with a twist

 

Be prepared! Lucky I used both bags 3 kg of baby potatoes and it was finished!

Wash potatoes, towel dry. 

Drizzle generously with olive oil. Coat all.
Add soup powder. Yes soup power quite alot, very generously.
Add dry herbs if you have. (I keep thyme, marjoram and oregano in the freezer)
Bake in hottest oven 275 oC till soft (may not be brown)
Take the pototo masher and squish each spud to create shards to crisp up and even burn for maximum crunch!
Serve hot straight from the oven, garnish with contrasting colours ie black sesame seeds or chopped greens.

Quiche Peppers, Onions, Tomatoes - no egg Vegan friendly

Recipe for pastry
1.5 cups of plain flour
80 gr chilled butter
1/4 cup ice water
1/2 tsp salt
 
Cube butter into flour. 
Add salt
Pulse on food processor
Add water. Pulse to sticky "crumbs"

Tip onto a baking sheet and bring it together with hand. Slightly crumbly, if too dry add just enough water to make a ball. Best to wrap into a clean nylon bag and chill in the fridge.
Meanwhile, make the filling.

Filling

Onion Medium/large - thinly sliced
Garlic
Bell peppers: Red, green, orange, yellow - sliced to thin strips

Cherry tomatoes sliced in halves

Spring onions  - finely chopped garnishes
Spinach
Mushrooms (optional)

Cumin
Corriander ground (optional)
Salt 

Pepper

Fry onions till soft
Add chopped garlic
Add bell peppers, fry till JUST soft
Place into a colander to drain away excessive juices
(if the filling is to wet it will make the pastry base soggy) 

Tip: Adding whisked egg white to the pastry base will help prevent further sogginess.

Choose base: options layer sliced potatoes as base or pastry base

The photo came out yellow 
But trust me Lovely colours!

Kids made tahina, best and nutritious sauce to go with!

As this was a rush job and everyone was STARVING I did not take the quiche out of the silicon dish. It went straight from the oven to the table on to the plate.

Will definitely make this again it was SO tasty, kiddo loved the crisp light pastry case. And next time I will take the dish out and serve on a huge platter with possible lettuce greens on the side..

Good way to use up leftover green beans as here and leftovers in general.

I had an excess of peppers, it's seasonal right now (Summer Israel) so check out my post on budget shopping https://2tired2cook.blogspot.com/search/label/Shuk

Life is full of comprises, on rare occasions such as here, it's a win-win!
Buying seasonal not only saves money but also getting veggies and fruits at their peak and yes cheapest! 

From my archive and inspiration for this present post
https://2tired2cook.blogspot.com/2010/06/veggie-cheez-tart.html
 

Shuk - open food market - Prices

 200 nis Total

 3 kg potatoes  (1.5 kg each bag)

1.5 kg cucumbers

1.4 regular tomatoes

2.4 kg limes

2 kg grapes

2.2 kg peppers

1.4  kg beets

1.2 kg carrots

1 kg peaches

1 box (1.4 kg) of no leaves cherry tomatoes 10 nis (later 2 boxes for 15 nis)

2 boxes (1 kg) with leaves - 10 nis

2 challahs 2 x 10

2 boxes of lettuces  2 x 10
2 packs of sweet corn 2x10

200 nis total

The black grapes were incredible! Super sweet, and crunchy. No seeds. Perfect!
Sweet corn, pale white, very very sweet and delicious
Note: dinner for 7 people 3 vegetarians. Baked 2 kgs of potatoes, only 2 spuds left on platter.

Potato Recipe: Wash spuds, dry, cover in olive oil, coat generously with quality soup powder. Plus any dry herbs ie, thyme, oregano, rosemary etc., Whatever you have in the kitchen.
Bake on high heat still soft inside.
Take out of oven squish with mash tool till each spud slightly crushed.
Return to heat on GRILL, (optional drizzle more oil.)

Shuk - Prices Mid week Wednesday 15:00

 168 nis Total

168 nis

Oyster mushrooms 40/kg
limes 12
Lychees 20 nis (16/0.5kg)
Cukes, Bell peppers, tomatoes - 20 nis
1/2 watermelon (delicious) 17 nis (3.90/kg)

Sabras - Picking Israel's iconic fruit

 

Food market buying (shuk) - Prices

Early Friday - Total 95 nis

List: 1/2 kg carrots;

1 kg zucchini;

1.5kg bananas;

1.5 kg eggplants;

2 kg peppers;

2 kg onions;

1.5 kg mangoes;

1kg nectarines;

1x peach;

1 kg grapes;

2 x spring onions;

2 x corriander;

1 kg potatoes;

1 kg beetroots;

2 kg kohlrabi Posted in "Tel Aviv Parents' Support Group" Received quotes ranging from 200 - 300 nis Online ordering specific 196.50

Prices Food Market (Shuk) Family food buying

Friday 16:30 - 225 nis went shopping
Was late, a lot of places had closed already, better to go at 15:30 - 16:00?

Lychees 30/kg, (amount here 20 nis)
Mangoes 1 box 5 nis (deal: 2 boxes / 10 nis) mixed another box of other veg/fruit
Green and Red apples 2 box/10 nis
Tomatoes(soft and salad quality) 5 nis/box & 1.9/kg;
Grapes (5nis box),  
Kohlrabi carrots 1.90/kg
Cucumbers 2 box/10 nis & 1.90/kg
Potatoes 5 nis box
Cabbage 1.90/kg
Bell peppers 2 box/10 nis & 1.90/kg
Melons both 5 nis
Lemons 8.90/kg - 18nis
5 bunches of greens:  parsley x3 (1.5 nis);  dill x 1 1.5 nis) ; spring onions x1 5nis? 
Total 225 nis

One vendor 2 boxes for 10 nis. Another place 1.90/kg - Hence the mix

Potatoes were great!
Parboiled then roasted with chicken stock powder and olive oil in hot oven. Did the lot for Shabbat dinner was completely finished!

Shabbat dinner:
2 vegans - Dore and Gav, Oren, Yoni, Eylon, me and Momo

This was the first shabbat that Dore was home from college. Unconsciously, it became a sort of celebration. Oren brought two old, good friends, one from nursery time!
An evening of good food, talk and old friendships. 

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August 2020

Early Friday - 95 nis Total

List: 1/2 kg carrots;

1 kg zucchini;

1.5kg bananas;

1.5 kg eggplants;

2 kg peppers;

2 kg onions;

1.5 kg mangoes;

1kg nectarines;

1x peach;

1 kg grapes;

2 x spring onions;

2 x corriander;

1 kg potatoes;

1 kg beetroots;

2 kg kohlrabi Posted in "Tel Aviv Parents' Support Group" Received quotes ranging from 200 - 300 nis Online ordering specific 196.50 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

200 nis Total

 3 kg potatoes  (1.5 kg each bag)

1.5 kg cucumbers

1.4 regular tomatoes

2.4 kg limes

2 kg grapes

2.2 kg peppers

1.4  kg beets

1.2 kg carrots

1 kg peaches

1 box (1.4 kg) of no leaves cherry tomatoes 10 nis (later 2 boxes for 15 nis)

2 boxes (1 kg) with leaves - 10 nis

2 challahs 2 x 10

2 boxes of lettuces  2 x 10
2 packs of sweet corn 2x10

200 nis Total

The black grapes were incredible! Super sweet, and crunchy. No seeds. Perfect!
Sweet corn, pale white, very very sweet and delicious
Note: dinner for 7 people 3 vegetarians. Baked 2 kgs of potatoes, only 2 spuds left on platter.

Potato Recipe: Wash spuds, dry, cover in olive oil, coat generously with quality soup powder. Plus any dry herbs ie, thyme, oregano, rosemary etc., Whatever you have in the kitchen.
Bake on high heat still soft inside. 
Take out of oven squish with mash tool till each spud slightly crushed.
Return to heat on GRILL, (optional drizzle more oil.)