AUBERGINE AND FETA TART
AUBERGINE AND FETA TART
AUBERGINE AND FETA TART

Ingredients
  • 2 aubergines (about 300g/10½oz)
  • ends trimmed and thinly sliced lengthways
  • 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil
  • plus extra for drizzling
  • 320g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 small free-range egg
  • lightly beaten
  • 4 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • chopped
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 100g/3½oz feta
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • handful fresh basil leaves
  • torn
  • to serve
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 150ml/5fl oz olive oil
  • 50ml/2fl oz balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp full-fat mayonnaise
  • 4 large handfuls rocket or mixed leaf salad
  • 1 small red onion
  • thinly sliced
  • 50g/1¾oz pine nuts
  • toasted
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
  • Place a griddle over a medium–high heat. Brush the aubergine slices with olive oil and season lightly on both sides. Cook in the griddle until tender and charred
  • turning halfway though. You may need to do this in batches.
  • Unroll the pastry and place onto a large non-stick baking tray. Using a small knife
  • score a 1cm/½in border around the edge of the pastry and prick the base to prevent it from puffing up. Brush the border with beaten egg.
  • Mix the tomato paste
  • garlic and dried basil in a small bowl and spread over the base
  • avoiding the border. Lay the aubergine on top. Crumble the feta and sprinkle over the aubergines. Bake on the middle shelf for 25–30 minutes
  • or until the sides have puffed up and the pastry has cooked through. Allow to stand for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile make the salad. Carefully place the cloves on the edge of a small gas hob and turning the flame onto its lowest setting so the edges catch and the garlic turns black. Turn off the gas
  • let the garlic cool slightly
  • chop the cloves as finely as possible and crush using the back of a knife.
  • Place the garlic
  • oil
  • vinegar
  • mayonnaise and a pinch of salt in a lidded jar and shake until smooth.
  • Place the leaves
  • onion and pine nuts in a large bowl and drizzle over the dressing. (Any leftover dressing can be refrigerated.)
  • To serve
  • cut the tart into four to six slices and serve with the salad. Sprinkle over the basil and finish with a drizzle of olive oil.