Simo and Cicci Recommend

You can store the Savory Heart-Shaped Tart at room temperature for up to 1 day or in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 days, reheating it in the oven or on the stove.

You can fill this tart in many different ways: for example with speck, salami, prosciutto, mortadella, or with smoked salmon, tuna, or smoked swordfish; or in a vegetarian version with spinach, mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, peppers, etc.

You can substitute ricotta with philadelphia, stracchino, crescenza, robiola, gorgonzola, etc.

You can enrich the filling with chopped walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, etc.

You can also make it in a sweet version by filling the pastry with Nutella, pistachio cream, custard, or with jam or the preserve of your preferred flavor.