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Tomato Basil Pastry

A flaky tomato tart with herby cottage cheese, fresh mint, and juicy heirloom tomatoes, totally delicious.
Servings4
Calories861 kcal
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 500 g block butter puff pastry
  • 1 egg beaten

For the sauce:

  • 400 g can chopped tomatoes in juice
  • ½ small onion, finely chopped
  • ½ vegetable stock cube
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

For the Filling:

  • 150 g cottage cheese
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • fresh basil
  • 350 g heirloom tomatoes, ripe room and at temperature
  • ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 pinches salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 190C, gas 5.
  • Place the can of tomatoes, onion, stock cube and olive oil into a pan and reduce over a high heat until really thick and full of flavour.
  • Roll out the puff pastry nice and thin and dock well, leaving 3cm from the edge undocked.
  • Brush the 3cm edge with beaten egg.
  • With a sharp knife, score around the inner edge of the egg-washed area.
  • Bake in the hot oven, pressing down the inner docked area occasionally, leaving the outer edge to rise.
  • Once the pastry is cooked, remove and cool.
  • Season the cooked tomato and spread evenly on the tart, keeping off the risen edge.
  • Add the cottage cheese in small spoonfuls, then sprinkle over the chopped mint.
  • Really thinly slice the tomatoes and place on top, overlapping until the pastry is nicely covered.
  • Drizzle with olive oil and a little cracked black pepper and sea salt.
  • Serve with a green salad or just eat it on its own.
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Nutrition

861
Calories
60G
Fat
14G
Saturates
7G
Sugars
873G
Salt
16G
Protein
67G
Carbs
4G
Fibre
UK Government Reference Intakes (RIs).
Course Latest from This Morning, lunch, Main Course, Nibbles, Pies / Flans / Tarts, Snack
Cuisine British, ITV This Morning, Mediterranean, Summer
Keyword cheese, tomato
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