Tomato Tart
Tomatoes are easy to grow and are becoming a more and more popular crop. A couple of tomato plants will produce hundreds of fruit and keep you in fresh tomatoes from mid Summer right through to early Autumn. Since now is the time to start sowing your tomato seeds I have a couple of juicy recipes to share with you before the season is over! This particular recipe is so easy to make, quick and extremely savory! To be enjoyed with a side of rocket salad!
Ingredients
- 1 round puff pastry
- Tomatoes (enough to cover the tart tray surface)
- Some cherry tomatoes
- 1 tbs Dijon mustard
- 50g Emmental cheese
- Salt & pepper
- Chives for garnish
How to Make It
Step 1
Pre heat the oven to 200°C
Step 2
Wash and slice the tomatoes
Step 3
Halve the cherry tomatoes
Step 4
Roll out the puff pastry, press it into the tart plate and dock the dough
Step 5
Spread the tablespoon of Dijon mustard equally
Step 6
Grate the cheese and spread equally onto the tart base
Step 7
Lay out the tomatoes until the whole surface is covered. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with some fresh chives
Step 8
Bake for 35 minutes, until the sides of the puff pastry turn into a golden brown color
Enjoy warm or chilled
Nutritional Info:
Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer.
They are also a great source of vitamin C, potassium, folate, and vitamin K
Source: Healthline
Fun Fact:
A tomato is a fruit. The confusion arose after the 1890s when the US supreme court named them a vegetable for taxation purposes. A fruit is the edible part of the plant containing seeds, a vegetable is stem, leaf or root. Usually red when mature, tomatoes can also come in a variety of colors, including yellow, orange, green, and purple. What’s more, many subspecies of tomatoes exist with different shapes and flavor. There are over 10,000 varieties of tomato, these come in a variety of colours including pink, purple, black, yellow and white.
Source: QuickCrop
