Parsnip Tarte Flambée with Goat Cheese, Honey & Walnuts
The parsnip tarte flambée combines crisp, creamy, and delicately sweet: paper-thin parsnips with tangy goat cheese, toasted walnuts, and a touch of honey. The parsnips are briefly pan-seared first so they become tender later on the tarte flambée while also developing light roasted flavors.
This creates an easy parsnip recipe that is perfect for autumn and works just as well as a light dinner or for sharing.
35 min.
Total Time
15 min.
Cooking Time
20 min.
Preperation Time
Ingredients
The dough |
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| 250 g | wheat flour Type 550 |
| 125 ml | water |
| 2 tbsp | olive oil |
| 0.5 tsp | salt |
The topping |
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| 350 g | parsnips |
| 150 g | crème fraîche |
| 100 g | fresh goat cheese |
| 100 g | soft goat cheese |
| 1 | small red onion |
| 50 g | walnut kernels |
| 1 tbsp | neutral vegetable oil |
| 1 - 2 tbsp | runny honey |
| 2 | sprigs thyme |
| freshly ground black pepper | |
For serving |
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| some fresh thyme leaves | |
| optionally a little extra honey | |
| freshly ground pepper |
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the dough
Put the flour, water, olive oil, and salt in a bowl and knead into a smooth dough. Knead the dough vigorously for about 5 minutes until it is elastic. Then cover and let rest for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 250 °C top/bottom heat. Preheat a baking tray or a pizza stone directly in the oven as well.
Step 2: Prepare parsnips and toppings
Peel the parsnips and remove the ends. Then slice them lengthwise into thin slices using a mandoline or knife. Peel the red onion, halve it, and slice it into fine strips as well.
Roughly chop the walnuts. Set aside a few nicer pieces for later plating. Stir the fresh goat cheese until smooth with the crème fraîche and season lightly with salt and pepper.
Step 3: Briefly fry the parsnips
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan. Fry the parsnip slices in it over medium to high heat for about 3 to 4 minutes. Turn them carefully so they do not break apart.
You should get the first golden spots, but still keep some bite. That way, they will later bring more flavour and cook more evenly on the tarte flambée. Remove the parsnips from the pan and let them cool briefly.
Step 4: Top the tarte flambée
Divide the dough into two portions, lightly flour the work surface and roll each out very thinly. Place on baking paper and spread with the goat cheese cream, leaving a narrow border free.
Arrange the pan-fried parsnip slices on top. Add the onion strips and most of the walnuts. Place the soft goat cheese in small pieces on top and sprinkle with a few thyme leaves.
Step 5: Bake the flammkuchen
Carefully place the tarte flambée with the baking paper onto the hot baking tray or pizza stone. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes, until the crust is crisp and golden brown and the goat cheese has lightly browned.
Depending on the size of the oven, bake the two tarte flambées one after the other.
Step 6: Finish with honey and walnuts
Remove the finished tarte flambée from the oven. Drizzle the honey over it in thin lines and scatter the reserved walnuts on top. Add a few fresh thyme leaves and finish with black pepper.
Serve immediately while the crust is still crisp and the cheese remains warm and creamy.



















