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I happened to spot this recipe whilst updating the featured thread to the current challenge and decided I rather liked it. It is very similar to a mushroom one we make.
Source - Women's Institute https://www.thewi.org.uk/what-we-do/recipes/starters/free-form-tomato-tarts
For those in a rush, not wanting a slightly longer recipe or for those who simply don't cook quite so much, switch out the first 4 ingredients for a jar of passata and continue with the recipe from step 4. You will need to reduce the passata to make it thicker so that you do not have a soggy pastry base.
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Onion, chopped
2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
450g Tomatoes, skinned (optional) and roughly chopped
1 tsp Caster Sugar
1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 tbsp sun-dried Tomato Purée
4 fresh Basil sprigs, torn plus extra to garnish
Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper
500g frozen Puff Pastry, defrosted (go with a dairy free one for vegan)
450g small mixed heritage Tomatoes, sliced
25g Parmesan cheese (optional)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6.
2. To make the tomato sauce, heat 1 tbsp of oil in a saucepan, add the onion and fry for 5 mins until softened and just beginning to brown around the edges.
3. Add the garlic and tomatoes, fry for a minute or two and then stir in the sugar, vinegar and tomato puree.
4. Add the basil leaves, season generously and cook over a medium heat for 15 mins until you have a thick pulpy sauce.
5. Stir more frequently towards the end of cooking to prevent the sauce from sticking to the pan.
6. Cut the pastry in half, roll each half out on a lightly floured surface and trim to a 25 × 18cm rectangle.
7. Transfer to a lightly oiled large baking tray and score 2.5cm in from the edge of the pastry.
8. Be careful not to cut through to the base.
9. Prick the inner rectangle with a fork.
10. Bake the pastry for 10 mins until it is well risen and partly cooked.
11. Take the baking tray out of the oven and press the centre of the pastry down with the back of a fork, inside the marked line, to make a deep tart case.
12. Spoon half the tomato sauce into each tart in an even layer, arrange the sliced heritage tomatoes on top and season generously.
13. Drizzle with the remaining oil and grate the Parmesan over the top.
14. Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
15. Serve warm, garnished with extra basil and cut into pieces.
Source - Women's Institute https://www.thewi.org.uk/what-we-do/recipes/starters/free-form-tomato-tarts
For those in a rush, not wanting a slightly longer recipe or for those who simply don't cook quite so much, switch out the first 4 ingredients for a jar of passata and continue with the recipe from step 4. You will need to reduce the passata to make it thicker so that you do not have a soggy pastry base.
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Onion, chopped
2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
450g Tomatoes, skinned (optional) and roughly chopped
1 tsp Caster Sugar
1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 tbsp sun-dried Tomato Purée
4 fresh Basil sprigs, torn plus extra to garnish
Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper
500g frozen Puff Pastry, defrosted (go with a dairy free one for vegan)
450g small mixed heritage Tomatoes, sliced
25g Parmesan cheese (optional)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6.
2. To make the tomato sauce, heat 1 tbsp of oil in a saucepan, add the onion and fry for 5 mins until softened and just beginning to brown around the edges.
3. Add the garlic and tomatoes, fry for a minute or two and then stir in the sugar, vinegar and tomato puree.
4. Add the basil leaves, season generously and cook over a medium heat for 15 mins until you have a thick pulpy sauce.
5. Stir more frequently towards the end of cooking to prevent the sauce from sticking to the pan.
6. Cut the pastry in half, roll each half out on a lightly floured surface and trim to a 25 × 18cm rectangle.
7. Transfer to a lightly oiled large baking tray and score 2.5cm in from the edge of the pastry.
8. Be careful not to cut through to the base.
9. Prick the inner rectangle with a fork.
10. Bake the pastry for 10 mins until it is well risen and partly cooked.
11. Take the baking tray out of the oven and press the centre of the pastry down with the back of a fork, inside the marked line, to make a deep tart case.
12. Spoon half the tomato sauce into each tart in an even layer, arrange the sliced heritage tomatoes on top and season generously.
13. Drizzle with the remaining oil and grate the Parmesan over the top.
14. Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
15. Serve warm, garnished with extra basil and cut into pieces.
