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.

