Salmon and Spinach Tart is a savory and delicious tart made with tender salmon and healthy spinach. Just wonderful for a Sunday brunch or an easy weeknight dinner.
A funny memory of my mother-in-law in Italy
Can you make this savory tart with canned tuna?
I love the flavorful crust recipe that is my go-to recipe for most of my tarts, but go ahead and use a refrigerator pie crust. They are so perfect for last minute savory tarts (or sweet pies…oh, I love pies!).
What’s needed for this Salmon and Spinach Tart?
Here’s what I used to make this savory tart:
For the crust:
- vinegar
- flour
- salt
- butter
- cream cheese
And for the filling:
- onions
- salmon
- potatoes
- spinach
- tarragon
- eggs
- heavy cream
- milk
- salt and pepper
What to pair with this spinach and salmon tart?
This savory tart goes so nicely with so many different salads. Here are some of my favorite side dishes to go with it.
- Beet, Orange, Kumquat and Quinoa Salad
- Sweet Summer Corn and Cucumber Salad
- Israel Cous Cous Salad with Butternut Squash
- Roasted Eggplant, Tomato and Zucchini Pasta
Salmon and Spinach Tart-Torta Salata con Salmone e Spinaci
Ingredients
crust
- 2 teaspoons cold water
- 1 teaspoon cold cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for surface
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 4 ounces cold cream cheese cut into small pieces
filling
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 cup salmon cooked and broken into small pieces
- 1 cup of potatoes cooked and cut into small pieces
- 2 cups spinach cooked and cut into pieces (make sure all excess water has been squeezed from the spinach)
- 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine water and vinegar in a small bowl. Combine flour and salt in another bowl. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut butter and cream cheese into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pieces remaining.
- Add water mixture to dough in a slow, steady stream, stirring, until mixture just begins to hold together. (Alternatively, pulse ingredients in a food processor.) Turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Press dough into a disk. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour or overnight.
- Filling Directions: Add olive oil to frying pan on medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and lightly colored (about 7 minutes). Be sure to stir the onions occasionally. Add the potatoes, and taragon(or thyme) salt, and some crushed pepper. Towards end of the cooking, add in the cooked salmon and spinach. Cook for about another 2 minutes.
- While this cooks, in a medium sized bowl whisk eggs with cream and milk. Stir in the cooled salmon mixture.
- Roll dough to fit your chosen tart pan, then drape dough in pan. Neatly press dough up the sides of the pan and shape it. Set it on a sheet pan. Pour in the egg mixture. Place the tart pan over a foil lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until the tart is golden brown and the filling is set. Check tart at about 30 minutes. If the tart shell is browning too much, cover the tart with foil paper for the rest of the baking time. Let tart cool before removing from tart pan or slice directly in the tart pan when warm.
[…] We had fresh canned tuna, spinach, Italian parsley, thyme (you could use tarragon if you have it on hand), onion and garlic. I just. Once I put together my tart crust to chill in the fridge, it was time to make the filling. If you prefer salmon, try this tasty recipe. […]
I love, love, love spinach!and this sounds wonderful! Thanks for a brilliant recipe.
I’m not sure how to pronounce the name of this. However, who cares what it’s called when it’s THIS GOOD?!?
This looks like my next dinner!
This looks incredibly delicious! So hungry for this!
This looks absolutely splendid! I will be making this for myself this Mother’s Day! Yum!
What a great dish for breakfast or brunch! I always love spinach with my eggs; can’t wait to give this a try!
I love these flavor combo! Salmon and spinach are so good together!
This is just beautiful. I don’t think I’ve ever put any kind of fish in a tart or quiche, but why not?!!
Hi Mimi-you should consider trying it…thank you! I hope you’re doing well! XX