Tomato feuilleté with pesto
This is a fairly simple recipe, but the result is an elegant, thin tart, bursting with delicious Italian colour.
The base is a a feuilletage, but savoury this time, topped with the concentrated flavours of Italian cuisine: pesto, tomatoes and Parmesan.
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Last modified on: September 8th 2018
For 1 , you will need:
- 1
220 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
20 g beaten egg - 3
1 kg tomato - 4
fine (or table) salt - 5
4 tablespoons olive oil - 6
150 g Pesto - 7
30 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) (optional) - Total weight: 1,480 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
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| 46 min. | 13 min. | 59 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
25 min.
Cook the puff pastry as a "feuilletage", as explained here, but unsweetened and simply glaze.Set aside.
Stage 2
4 min.
Cut the hard stalk end out of 1 kg tomatoes.Stage 3
8 min.
Stage 4
3 min.
Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on high heat.When really hot, add the tomato slices and sauté rapidly for just 30 seconds on each side.
Sauté all the tomatoes in batches, then set aside.
Stage 5
3 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).Once the feuilletage has cooled, spread thinly with an even layer of pesto (a palette-knife is the best tool for this).
Stage 6
4 min.
Arrange the tomato slices evenly on top.Stage 7
2 min.
Top with a little grated Parmesan.Stage 8
10 min. Bake for 10 minutes, more to heat through than cook properly.Serve warm or cold.
Remarks
Just before servimg, you can drizzle a little herb olive oil over the top, if you wish.
Nutritional information
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How much will it cost?
For 1 : 9.11 €
Source: Home made.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Four-tier glasses, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Tomato omelette, Tomato tatin, Mexican ceviche, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Epiphany galette, Apple Strudel, Beef Wellington, Quiche Bretonne, Apple semelles (flat apple tarts), ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fried egg in bread, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Olive and pesto bread, Loaf for "les filles'", Italian toast, ... All |
 | Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Caramelised apple pie, Snails in a brioche, Chinois, Cochelin d'Evreux, ... All |
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