Let's Do Lunch by Georgia Levy

Author:Georgia Levy [Levy, Georgia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2022-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

TAKE YOUR TIME WITH IT

TOMATO, TARRAGON & MUSTARD TART WITH CHEESY PUFF PASTRY

We can’t have a lunch book without at least nodding to a quiche, can we? Small, sweet tomatoes are best for this as big ones can make this watery. The crisp, cheesy base is a fun trick and makes the tart taste like a giant cheese straw.

Tip: Pricking the pastry with a fork is quite important, otherwise the base puffs up and flings its topping around.

Serves 4

Flour, for dusting

425 g/15 oz not-too-ripe cherry or baby plum tomatoes, any colour

1 × 325 g/11½ oz pack ready-rolled puff pastry

150 g/5½ oz/1½ cups grated Gruyère, Gouda, mature Cheddar or Comté cheese, or a mix

3½ tbsp Dijon or wholegrain mustard

1½ tbsp crème fraîche, plus ½ tbsp extra for brushing

1 tbsp chopped tarragon or thyme leaves

Olive oil, for drizzling

Salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/400°F/gas mark 6. Halve the tomatoes across the middle and press them, cut-side down, on some kitchen paper while you prepare everything else.

Open your pastry out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll it a little thinner, to make the rectangle about 35 × 24 cm/14 × 9½ in.

Scatter a large baking tray with a third of the grated cheese and sit the pastry on top. Score a 2 cm/1in border from the edge and prick the pastry all over with a fork. Place in the oven for 10 minutes, then allow to cool.

Meanwhile, mix the remaining cheese with the mustard, crème fraîche and herbs in a bowl. Spread within the border of the cooled pastry. Sit the tomatoes on top in a single layer, cut-side up, edges touching. Brush the border with a the extra crème fraîche, then drizzle the tomatoes with a little oil and season. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the pastry is golden and the tomatoes are very slightly coloured. This is delicious served warm or cool.

Tomato, Tarragon & Mustard Tart With Cheesy Puff Pastry

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