QUICK TOMATO AND BASIL TART
QUICK TOMATO AND BASIL TART
QUICK TOMATO AND BASIL TART

Ingredients
  • 1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 jar ready-made pesto
  • 5 ripe plum tomatoes
  • thinly sliced
  • sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 bag herb salad
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
  • Place the puff pastry on a non-stick baking sheet. Prick all over with a fork
  • leaving a 1inc/2cm border around the edge.
  • Spread the jar of pesto over the pastry base
  • being careful not to cover the border. Then lie the tomatoes on top of the pesto
  • overlapping slightly. Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the pastry border is crisp and golden and the tomatoes are soft.
  • Dress the salad with two tbsp of olive oil and the lemon juice
  • season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well.
  • To serve
  • cut into the tart into slices. Place the salad in the centre of each serving plate and place a slice of tart on top. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil.