COURGETTE, TOMATO, OLIVE AND MOZZARELLA TART
COURGETTE, TOMATO, OLIVE AND MOZZARELLA TART
COURGETTE, TOMATO, OLIVE AND MOZZARELLA TART

Ingredients
  • 100g/3½oz plain flour
  • plus extra for dusting
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 free-range egg
  • yolk only
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2-3 tsp cold water
  • to bind
  • ½ courgette
  • sliced into rounds
  • 2 vine tomatoes
  • sliced into rounds
  • 55g/2oz mozzarella cheese
  • sliced
  • 6 pitted black olives
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 handful fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
Directions
  • Preheat the grill to medium.
  • For the tart
  • place the flour
  • olive oil
  • egg yolk
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper into a food processor and pulse until well combined. Gradually add a little cold water
  • just enough to bring the mixture together into a dough.
  • Place the dough out onto a floured work surface and lightly knead
  • then roll out into a 5mm/¼in thick round
  • big enough to fit inside an ovenproof frying pan.
  • Heat the pan and place the dough into the bottom. Arrange the courgette and tomato slices in a spiral pattern on top
  • then place under the grill and cook for 4-5 minutes
  • until the pastry is golden-brown and the courgette and tomato begin to soften. Remove from the grill and arrange the mozzarella and black olives on top. Return to the grill and cook for another 1-2 minutes
  • until the mozzarella is melted.
  • For the tomato sauce
  • place the tomato purée and water in a pan and heat through
  • stirring well.
  • For the parsley purée
  • place the parsley and oil together in a mini food processor and blend until smooth.
  • Carefully place the tart onto a serving plate and drizzle over the tomato sauce and parsley purée. Serve.