Tomato feuilleté with pesto

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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 Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) (optional)
• Total weight: 1,450 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
50 min.	15 min.	60 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Cook the puff pastry as a "feuilletage", as explained here, but unsweetened and simply glaze. Set aside.
2	Cut the hard stalk end out of 1 kg tomatoes.
3	Slice the tomatoes evenly (a mandolin is ideal for this).Salt the tomatoes on both sides and arrange on a wire rack (or several). Leave to drain for at least 30 minutes.
4	In a large skillet over high heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil. When it’s very hot, add the tomato slices and cook them quickly, 30 seconds on each side. Do this with all the tomato slices, then set them aside.
5	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).
6	Arrange the tomato slices evenly on top.
7	Top with a little grated Parmesan.
8	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.

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