My friend Julia came over for dinner Friday night because she is leaving for the University of California, Irvine where she will be
Mango Lime Curd Tart
Lime Curd
1/3 C lime juice, roughly juice from 2 small limes
1 to 2 tsp lime zest, zest from 1 - 2 limes
Save some zest on the limes to garnish the tart
1/2 C sugar
3 eggs
3 Tbsp butter
*Half a mango cut into 1/8 in crescent slices
1 prebaked tart shell
Additional lime zest for garnish
Start preparing the tart crust first (click here for tart crust recipe. The dough will need to chill for at least an hour, then rolled out, chilled again for at least 30 minutes, baked for at least 35 minutes, and then cooled to room temp.
Whisk the eggs, sugar, and zest together. Whisk in the lime juice and butter and cook the mixture of medium heat. Continue whisking until the butter is completely melted then use a spatula and stir the curd constantly. Cook the curd until the mixture has thickened. The spatula should leave a clear trail that slowly disappears. Do not overcook the curd otherwise it will curdle.
Immediately pour the curd through a sieve into a bowl. Use the spatula to push all the curd through. The zest will most likely remain in the sieve and you can discard that since it will no longer be a vibrant green. Press a sheet of plastic wrap against the surface of the curd to prevent a skin from forming on top. Chill in the fridge for a few hours to thicken slightly. The curd can be made a day in advance.
To make the tart, spoon the curd into the prebaked tart shell that has been cooled to room temp. You may not use all of the curd, I used about half (the rest you can spread on toast, yum yum). Arrange the mango slices on top of the curd and garnish with some additional lemon zest.
*In retrospect: For even more mango in the tart (using a whole mango rather than half), arrange mango slices from half the mango in the tart shell before adding the curd. Then fill the tart with the curd and arrange the remaining half of the mango on top.
Mangoes are one of my favorite tropical fruits so this will be my entry for the 33rd edition of Sugar High Friday: Tropical Paradise hosted by Mary of Alpineberry.
Sounds like a very tart tart. Perfect for me - I don't have much of a sweet tooth.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely send-off! I love any kind of lime tart.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious-looking tart. I love mangoes and love that it's in this recipe. Congratulations to your friend, Julia.
ReplyDeletePaz
Beautiful tart and flavour combo, your friend will be missing on by moving away.
ReplyDeleteyum! I love mango so much!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a sweet friend Amy. Great tart for a special friend!
ReplyDeleteI think, this is a lovely and delicious gift for your friend.
ReplyDeleteYou are very kind.:)
Mango lime tart looks wonderful.:)
So pretty and so "sunshine"! :D
ReplyDeleteIt represents California - she will be getting lots of sunshine.
Lovely gift to send your friend off on a new adventure. Great combination of flavors!
ReplyDeleteA very nice farewell for your friend indeed. I love the combination of mango and limes! Thanks for participating in SHF.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is like picture perfect. You are quite a kind friend.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely gesture, Amy!!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you "spoil" your friend!
What a beautiful tart, mango is huge here!
Wow, it's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tart Amy! I love the flavor combination!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious send off! I hope you'll be overnighting treats like this to her once she's officially begun her long nights of enslavement in the science lab. :)
ReplyDeleteAri (Baking and Books)
Wendy,
ReplyDeleteI like the curd a little on the tangy side too.
Lydia,
Thanks! I love lime tarts too, I'll have to make another one since I still have plenty of limes.
Paz,
Can never have too many mango recipes. Yum. :)
Brilynn,
Thank you! I'll be sending her a care package once she gets down there.
Rachel,
Me too! The mango festival sounded like so much fun!
Anh,
Aw thank you!
Ayseyaman,
Thank you for your kind words.
Tigerfish,
I'm sure she'll love the sunny weather and bountiful produce.
Helen,
Mango and lime were really wonderful together.
Mary,
Thank you for hosting! I loved the theme, tropical fruits are my favorites.
Cheryl,
Aw thank you!
Patricia,
I wish mangoes were so plentiful here.
Peabody,
Thanks!
HungryKat,
Thank you!
Anita,
I loved the flavors too, I'll have to use this combination more often.
Ari,
Of course, she'll probably be overworking herself and will definitely need her sweets. :)
Oooh, lovely send off. Hey Amy, since your friend is gonna be in my neck of the woods, tell her to contact me if she has any general questions about SoCal.
ReplyDeleteWC,
ReplyDeleteYou are too sweet! I'll be sure to let her know!
What can go wrong with Mango and Limes?
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Congrats on the Slashfood mention!!
ReplyDeleteJerry,
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a winning combo in my book!
Jaden,
Aw thanks so much!
This is fantastic! Great friend you are...I would have enjoyed a mango tart when I was finishing my doctorate! :) Fabulous picture!
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