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Courgette & ricotta tart

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This is a great illustration of collective phenomena. If you look closely, each dot is just moving around in a regular circle; but because the different circles are out of phase with each other, when you back away you see waves steadily moving across the screen. It's a simple demonstration of how large-scale, collective phenomena can emerge from very simple small-scale behavior. Things like this happen all over the place: water waves and sound waves, for example, work in basically the same way, with the small back-and-forth motions of individual molecules leading to compression patterns moving through the air. 

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Courgette & ricotta tart ( Vegetarian )

 Courgette & ricotta tart
 
Ingredients
2 tbsp  olive oil  
2  courgettes  , thinly sliced 
250g tub  ricotta  
2 large eggs 
small handful  basil  , chopped 
pinch nutmeg 
1 tbsp grated  Parmesan  (or vegetarian alternative) 
1  garlic clove  , crushed 
320g pack ready-rolled puff pastry 
 flour  , for dusting
Roll out a puff pastry base and have a vegetarian meal in minutes 
with sliced greens, basil and ricotta cheese toppings
Serves 6
Preparation time: Prep 15 mins 
Cook time: Cook 35 mins
 
Vegetarian
 
Method
1.Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat half the olive oil in a frying pan. 
Cook the courgettes for 5 mins until golden around the edges, 
then remove from the pan and set aside. Mix the ricotta with the eggs, 
most of the basil, the nutmeg, Parmesan and garlic. Set aside. 
 
2. Unroll the pastry on a lightly floured surface - roll it out lightly to give an even surface. 
Line a baking tray with baking parchment and lay the pastry on top. 
 
3. Spread the pastry with the ricotta mix, leaving a border of 1cm around the edge, 
then press the courgette slices into the ricotta. Bring the pastry sides up over the edge 
of the filling and pinch so that none seeps out the sides. 
 
4. Bake for 30 mins until the tart is puffed up and golden. 
Serve warm, scattered with the remaining basil.
 
PER SERVING
341 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 21g, fat 24 g, 
saturated fat 11g, fibre 1g, sugar 2g, salt 0.6 g 
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