Root Vegetables Roasted-Tart
by Pamela Dunn

Ingredients
-  1 Rutabega
-  1 long neck Butternut Squash
-  2 Parsnips
-  2 Carrots
-  1 Pint Whole Milk Ricotta*
-  ¼ Cup Ground Flax (or more to taste or texture)
-  ¼ Cup Honey
-  1 tsp Powdered Ginger
-  ½ cup Tomato-Ginger Jelly (used Winding Drive jam)

Preparation
-  Microwave rutabaga & butternut squash whole for 8 minutes on high.
-  Peel and slice squash and rutabaga into thin rounds.
-  Peel and diagonally slice carrot and parsnip into 1/8” rounds and steam in glass dish until crisp tender.
-  Mix ricotta, flax, honey and ginger in small dish and set aside.
-  Layer overlapping rounds of rutabaga in large circular baking dish, and brush with tomato-ginger jelly.
-  Starting one inch from edge of rutabaga, spread thin layer of ricotta mixture over top.
-  Repeat steps 4 & 5 with squash, parsnip, and carrot slices.
-  Mound remaining ricotta in center of carrots.
-  Bake at 425 for 30 minutes, then broil briefly until top is carmelized.

The vegetable tart can also be made without any cheese filling at all, just the jelly.
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