3 root vegetable tart Recipes

all-purpose flour, salt, cold butter, cut into chunks, vegetable shortening, gold or red beets (or use some of both colors; see notes), baby or baby-cut carrots (each 3 to 4 in . long and no thicker than 3/4 in.), turnips, cipollini onions (each 1 1/2 in. wide) or red or white boiling onions, garlic (each 3/4 in. wide ), olive oil, vegetable or fat-skimmed chicken broth, white or dark balsamic vinegar, chopped fresh rosemary and sage leaves, or 1/2 tsp each dried rosemary and sage, sugar, pepper, fresh rosemary or sage sprigs, rinsed, or chopped fresh herbs (optional), sour cream or creme fraiche

red onion, chopped, olive oil, celery ribs, chopped (1 1/2 cups), leeks , halved lengthwise and chopped, garlic cloves, minced, tart apples, peeled and chopped (about 2 lb), russet potatoes, peeled and chopped (about 1 3/4 lb), celery root, peeled and chopped (about 3/4 lb), vegetable broth, apple juice, minced fresh ginger, salt, pepper, milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half, chopped fresh chives, fresh thyme, chopped, apple, very thinly sliced, sugar, salt (optional), crispy bacon or 6 -8 slices imitation bacon or 6 -8 slices crispy pancetta, fresh chives, chopped