Strawberry Tart, another way to go...

As a challenge, I decided to make a fresh strawberry tart for a gathering that needed to be vegan and gluten free.
It was actually very easy. I found a simple crust by googling "vegan gluten free tart crust", then, of course, made my own changes. And I did have to chuckle when the food blogger whose recipe I was using said it was "almost vegan" since she used butter ;-)

Tart crust

Ingredients

11/2 cup almond meal
1/2 cup oat  flour or any other gluten free flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons melted earth balance

1) Preheat the oven to 350 F. Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

2) Add melted Earth Balance.
3) Mix together to moisten all the ingredients.

4) Dump the crumbly mixture into a tart pan with a removable bottom.
    Gently spread the mixture evenly in the pan.

5) Pat into tart pan with the bottom of a measuring cup, starting at the center and working toward the edges.

6) Cover with the crust with foil  and set on a baking sheet.
     Bake for 20 minutes, uncover and bake 10 more minutes.
7) Allow to cool before filling.

Strawberry Filling ( you can also just use 1 cup of strawberry jam)
Ingredients

1 cup chopped strawberries
1/3 cup sugar
1 juice of lemon
 2 cups of strawberries for the top

1) Remove the stems and cut up strawberries to measure 1 cup.
2) Place in small saucepan with the sugar and lemon juice.

3) Cook over medium low until soft. Set aside to chill.

To assemble the tart
1) The crust and the filling must be cool.
2) Spread the filling over the bottom of the tart.

3) I like to cut the strawberries as I place them on the tart, use any pattern or design that suits you and your berries.

 4) Chill for a couple of hours. Serve with something dairy free for your vegans or creme fraiche, sour cream or whipped cream.

This dessert will make your friends very happy !!