tartlet

noun

tart·let | \ˈtärt-lət

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Definition of tartlet

: a small tart

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While the newlyweds were posing for pics, guests grazed on lamb shanks, caviar and truffle crème fraîche, watermelon gazpacho, and tuna tartlets, while songs by Queen, The Weeknd, Prince, and David Bowie were played on strings. — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, "This Bride Wore Chanel Haute Couture to Her Garden Wedding in California," 21 June 2018 For the dessert round, Beni served a deconstructed apple tartlet with walnut crumble, apple-brandy cream and cranberry coulis. — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, "Did Pilsen contestant win 'MasterChef Junior' Season 6?," 18 May 2018 Those were on the dessert menu along with orange crème brûlée tartlets. — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, "Prince Harry cursed (maybe): 5 things to know about his royal wedding with Meghan Markle," 19 May 2018 There were also roasted-beet salads with honeyed goat cheese, and dessert trays (panna cotta, cheesecake, tartlets featuring raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries) that formed a pretty assemblage of reds, whites, and blues. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "The Slow, Awkward Death of the White House Correspondents' Dinner," 29 Apr. 2018 Miniature is always better — use a mini muffin tin to make these adorable squash tartlets. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Butternut Squash and Feta Tartlets," 30 Oct. 2017 The first course, presented on a round pottery disk, was a Lilliputian rectangle of marshmallow capped with lemon gelee; a dime-size sunchoke tartlet; and a ham and cheese gougere. — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Why the restaurant Coi won’t be on this year’s Top 100 Restaurants list," 17 Apr. 2018 The star ingredient in today’s tartlets is the savory, healthy and versatile mushroom. — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, "Mushrooms supply B vitamins along with a nice dose of D," 31 Mar. 2018 Peach tartlet at Frog Hollow Farms Frog Hollow Farms is known for its fresh peaches and pears, but at the farm’s permanent indoor stand, co-owner Becky Courchesne, a former Oliveto pastry chef, encases the cooked fruit in hundred-layer pastry dough. — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, "The ultimate Ferry Building food tour: 16 things to eat and drink inside the Ferry Building," 9 Mar. 2018

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