# Courgette Tart with Whipped Ricotta, Lemon, and Basil Oil

This is a light summer tart of courgette, ricotta, basil and lemon, that is super easy to make and absolutely delicious.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 yellow courgette
- 1 green courgette
- olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- ricotta
- pepper
- lemon zest
- lemon juice
- fresh basil
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- garlic
- egg wash
- Parmesan
- basil oil

## Instructions

1. Peel the courgettes in nice, long, thin strips into a bowl.
2. Add lots of olive oil and a good pinch of salt to the courgettes.
3. Tumble them together.
4. Put the ricotta into a bowl.
5. Add pepper, lemon zest, and lemon juice to the ricotta.
6. Whisk the ricotta mixture together.
7. Finish with lots of fresh basil.
8. Score a sheet of puff pastry to create a border.
9. Spread the ricotta mixture inside the border of the pastry.
10. Start laying down the courgettes on top of the ricotta.
11. Add some garlic.
12. Protect it with a final layer of courgettes.
13. Brush the edge of the pastry with egg wash.
14. Finish with a little Parmesan.
15. Put the tart in the oven.
16. Finish with some basil oil.
17. Slice the tart.

## Equipment

- potato peeler
- bowl
- whisk
- baking tray
- knife
- oven
- brush

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@julius.roberts/video/7509944080521071894
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/037f77a6-88b9-41ac-b1ce-510d0160acc4
- Extracted: 2025-09-02

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