TOMATO AND BASIL TART
Ingredients
- 110g/4oz puff pastry
- plain flour
- to dust
- 1 beef tomato
- cut into slices
- handful of fresh basil leaves
- 55-85g/2-3 oz gruyère cheese
- grated
- freshly ground black pepper
- to season
- 1 egg
- beaten
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
- Roll the pastry out thinly on a floured surface. Cut a large circle out and place on a non-stick baking tray. Crumple the edges of the pastry roughly using your fingers.
- Place the tomato slices in the middle of the pastry circle and then top with the basil. Sprinkle the cheese over and season with black pepper.
- Brush the edges of the tart using the egg wash and then bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes
- or until crisp and golden.
- Serve.

