Sweet Pepper, Fiddlehead, and Goat Cheese Tart

Ingredients:

For the tart shell:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
• 3 tablespoons ice water
• 1 egg, beaten

For the filling:

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 cup crumbled soft goat cheese
• 12 mini sweet peppers, seeded and quartered
• 12-15 fiddlehead ferns, top part only

Direction:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the tart shell: Place the flour, salt and butter in a food processor. Process until the flour mixture resembles cornmeal. Add ice water and process until the dough just begin to stick together. Remove the dough from the food processor and press together to form a ball. Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a thin sheet; then transfer the dough to a 10-inch tart pan. Press into the sides of the pan. Brush with beaten egg.
• To make the filling: In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs well, beat in the milk, then stir in the garlic, basil, salt and pepper. Stir half of the cheese into the mixture. Set aside.
• Place a layer of quartered sweet peppers across the tart. Add a layer of fiddlehead on top of the sweet peppers. Pour the egg mixture over the sweet peppers and fiddleheads until it just rises to the top edge of the tart. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Place the tart on a baking sheet, bake in the preheated oven until the tart begins to bubble on the top and turns light brown, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.