The tart is a baked ganache, scented with orange zest and rum, topped with chopped hazelnuts, in a sweet pastry crust. A final drizzle of chocolate makes a simple decoration.

Green vegetables and leafy greens are perfect in a moist and tender bread pudding like this.

These ethereal chocolate tarts come from my friend Lesley Chesterman, restaurant critic and food writer at the Montreal Globe, Quebec’s premier English-language newspaper. You can also make a single large tart—you may have a little more filling and/or ganache than you need.

Green vegetables and leafy greens are perfect in a moist and tender bread pudding like this.

Nothing could be simpler—or better—than this tart.The flavor of the filling is of course entirely dependent on the quality of the chocolate you use, so hang the budget and get the best available—you only need a single pound.

The tart is a baked ganache, scented with orange zest and rum, topped with chopped hazelnuts, in a sweet pastry crust. A final drizzle of chocolate makes a simple decoration.