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.
The base is a a feuilletage, but savoury this time, topped with the concentrated flavours of Italian cuisine: pesto, tomatoes and Parmesan.
44 K 4.2/5 (37 reviews)
60 min.
Easy
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7 IngredientsLast modified on: September 8th 2018
For 1 , you will need:
- 1
1 cup puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
1 ½ tablespoon beaten egg - 3
4 cups + 3 tablespoons tomato - 4
fine (or table) salt - 5
4 tablespoons olive oil - 6
2⁄3 cup pesto - 7
2 tablespoons Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) (optional)
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 60 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.
Set aside.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Cut the hard stalk end out of 4 cups + 3 tablespoons 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.
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).
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.
Serve warm or cold.
Remarks
Just before servimg, you can drizzle a little herb olive oil over the top, if you wish.
Keeping: Should be eaten the day it is made, otherwise the pastry will quickly go soft.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 230 RDI=90 % | 920 RDI=90 % | 1,200 RDI=180 % | 2,580 RDI=130 % | 10,800 RDI: 130 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=6 % | 60 RDI=6 % | 80 RDI=10 % | 180 RDI=9 % | 750 RDI: 9 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 : 8.55 €
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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
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Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and fresh tuna tart, Ch'ti mussel tarts, Millefeuille, Apple semelles (flat apple tarts), Smart plum tart, ... See them all 71
Pesto
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Italian toast, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Loaf for "les filles'", Pesto crackers, ... See them all 13
Beaten egg
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smart plum tart, Mouna, Snails in a brioche, Nanterre brioche, Brioche tart with Comté cheese, ... See them all 78
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