High Desert Tamale Tart

Prep: 30 min | Cook: 40 min | Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1 (6 ounce) pasilla pepper, seeded and diced 1/2 inch
• 1 (6 ounce) yellow sunburst squash, wedged
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 cup Lindsay® Ripe Pitted Olives, halved
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 3/4 cups masa harina
• 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
• 1 3/4 cups warm water
• 1/2 cup pureed black beans
• 1/3 cup Cotija cheese, crumbled

Instructions

1. Heat canola oil in a medium size sauté pan over medium high heat.
2. Add pasilla peppers and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then add squash and continue cooking for 3-4 minutes until tender.
3. Stir in garlic and cook for one more minute.
4. Remove from heat and mix in olives, lime juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt and set aside.
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine masa, cornmeal, chili powder, cumin and remaining salt.
6. Mix in butter with a fork or pastry cutter until mixture resembles a coarse, crumbly meal. Gradually stir in water.
7. Scrape dough into a lightly greased 10 inch tart pan and press evenly around the bottom and sides. Allow to cool and set for 10 minutes.
8. Spread black bean puree on the bottom of the tart.
9. Pour California Ripe Olive mixture over bean layer and sprinkle with cotija cheese.
10. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes.
11. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then cut into 6 wedges.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Lindsay - © Bell-Carter Foods, Inc.

Recipe provided by the California Olive Committee.