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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine flour, Parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon cilantro, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly. Add 1/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon at a time and stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. | 2. Shape dough into a ball, and press into a 4-inch circle over heavy-duty plastic wrap. Cover with more plastic wrap, and chill 15 minutes. | 3. Roll dough, covered with plastic wrap, into an 11-inch circle. Remove plastic wrap and fit dough into a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Line pastry with aluminum foil, and fill with pie weights or dried beans. | 4. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove weights and foil; bake 4 - 5 more minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. | 5. Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, green onions, cumin, and remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro and 1/4 teaspoon salt, beating until blended. Spread evenly over crust. | 6. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. | 7. Toss together avocado and lime juice. Spread pie with 1/2 cup sour cream, and sprinkle with cheddar cheese, avocado and tomato. Serve with salsa or pico de gallo, if desired. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	1	cup		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
cilantro	2	tablespoons	chopped divided	0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104
salt	1/2	teaspoon	divided	-	-	-	-
shortening	1/3	cup		604.0667	0.0	0.0	68.3333
ice water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cream cheese	1	package	softened	-	-	-	-
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
green onion	2		minced	38.34	8.1508	1.3774	0.6674
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
avocado	1		ripe chopped	-	-	-	-
lime juice	1 -2	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cream	1/2	cup	sour	227.7	5.3245	2.806	22.2525
cheddar cheese	1/2	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
tomato	1		chopped	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
salsa				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.