MEDITERRANEAN PUFF PASTRY TART
MEDITERRANEAN PUFF PASTRY TART
MEDITERRANEAN PUFF PASTRY TART

Ingredients
  • 280g/10oz ready-rolled light puff pastry
  • 200g/7oz baby courgettes
  • cut into 15mm/â…�in slices
  • 1 large red pepper
  • cored
  • seeds removed
  • cut into 2cm/¾in chunks
  • 1 large yellow pepper
  • cored
  • seeds removed
  • cut into 2cm/¾in chunks
  • 1 red onion
  • cut into 2cm/¾in chunks
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • sliced
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • leaves picked and finely chopped
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • leaves picked
  • olive oil spray
  • 1 tbsp semi-skimmed milk
  • 100g/3½oz cherry tomatoes
  • halved
  • 75g/2¾oz goats’ cheese
  • crumbled
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • Using a sharp knife
  • trim the sheet of puff pastry to 25 x 28cm/10 x 11in. Place it on a baking tray lined with baking parchment and score a border 2cm/¾in in from the edge all the way round. Prick the pastry within the margin
  • using a fork. Leave to rest in the fridge for about an hour. Meanwhile
  • preheat the oven to 240C/220C Fan/Gas 9.
  • Put the courgettes
  • pepper and red onion into a large bowl. Add the garlic and herbs and season generously with salt and pepper. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment
  • lay the vegetables on it and spray 15–20 times with oil.
  • Brush the puff pastry all over with the milk and sprinkle with a little salt. Cook on the middle shelf of the oven
  • with the vegetable tray on the top shelf above
  • for 15 minutes
  • rotating both trays halfway through to ensure even colouring. Remove both trays from the oven and reduce the temperature to 160C/140C Fan/Gas 3. Set the vegetables aside.
  • Press the inside of the pastry down and return to the oven for 25 minutes to get a super-crisp base.
  • Take the tart case out of the oven and increase the temperature to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Tip the roasted vegetables into the tart case
  • scatter over the cherry tomatoes and goats’ cheese and season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake for 20–25 minutes until the vegetables are cooked through and the cheese is softening and colouring at the edges. Cut the tart into quarters and serve.