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.

