Tomato and courgette tart
This summer tart has a puff pastry base topped with a rosette of sliced tomatoes and sautéd courgettes. For a more substantial dish, add some diced feta on top before cooking.
234 K 4.4/5 (33 reviews)
2 hours 5 min.
Easy
3 tarts
9 IngredientsLast modified on: July 18th 2010
For 3 tarts, you will need:
- 1
12 tomatoes - 2
9 courgettes - 3
9 tablespoons olive oil - 4
1 cup tomato paste - 5
3 puffs or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 6
2⁄3 cup feta (optional) - 7
thyme - 8
salt - 9
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 20 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 2 hours 5 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 50 min.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Meanwhile, prepare 9 courgettes and slice.
Pour 9 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan over high heat, and when hot, add the sliced courgettes, thyme leaves, salt and pepper.
Cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the courgettes are just cooked but still slightly crunchy.
Pour 9 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan over high heat, and when hot, add the sliced courgettes, thyme leaves, salt and pepper.
Cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the courgettes are just cooked but still slightly crunchy.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Pour the contents of the pan through a strainer and leave to drain.
Important: do not throw away the oil which drains off, we will use it later.
Important: do not throw away the oil which drains off, we will use it later.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Roll out the pastry into a circle and prick all over with a fork or pique-vite (pastry pricker).
If you are not ready to use it immediately (if you are waiting for the tomatoes, for example), put the pastry to wait in the fridge.
If you are not ready to use it immediately (if you are waiting for the tomatoes, for example), put the pastry to wait in the fridge.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Spread 1 cup tomato paste over the pastry, using a small spoon or brush.
Spread 1 cup tomato paste over the pastry, using a small spoon or brush.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Arrange the first round of the rosette by overlapping a tomato slice with 2 slices of courgette all the way round the outer edge of the pastry.
Stage 7 - 7 min.
Arrange an inner circle overlapped in the opposite direction.
Place the top of a tomato in the centre.
Place the top of a tomato in the centre.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Finish with a few pieces of feta.
Stage 9 - 40 min.
Cook for 30 to 40 minutes, watching carefully to make sure that the edge of the pastry doesn't burn.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
As soon as it comes out of the oven, brush the olive oil kept from cooking the courgettes over the top of the tart to glaze it. This will give it a more appetizing appearance that will impress your guests.
Stage 11
A summery wine for a summery tart: for example the freshness of a Domaine du Tariquet, that excellent Côtes de Gascogne white.
Remarks
This tart can be eaten cold, but it is much better hot or warm.
And to drink?
A summery wine for a summery tart: for example the freshness of a Domaine du Tariquet, that excellent Côtes de Gascogne white.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
Source: Home-made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 380 RDI=150 % | 2,640 RDI=250 % | 2,590 RDI=390 % | 5,580 RDI=280 % | 23,370 RDI: 280 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 60 RDI=6 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 120 RDI=6 % | 520 RDI: 6 % |
| Per tart | 130 RDI=50 % | 880 RDI=80 % | 860 RDI=130 % | 1,860 RDI=90 % | 7,790 RDI: 90 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 tarts : 14.65 €
- Per tart : 4.90 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Tomato paste
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Tomato
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Courgette
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Olive oil
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