This puff pastry tomato tart is the easiest tart and one of my favourites. It's so simple as it uses store bought puff pastry. It's essentially a gorgeous tomato salad strewn across a cool and creamy whipped ricotta served on crispy puff pastry. Top with basil leaves and a drizzle of pesto if you like. So easy and so good!
Puff Pastry Tomato Tart
The easiest tart and one of my favourites. Essentially a gorgeous tomato salad strewn across a cool and creamy whipped ricotta served on crispy puff pastry. So easy and so good!
- Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients
1 pack of ready-rolled puff pastry
2 tubs ricotta
20g cream cheese
20g goat’s cheese (optional)
Salt and pepper
2 large tomatoes plus a punnet of cherry tomatoes
Few basil sprigs
5 or so chives, finely chopped
Edible flowers (optional)
Pesto to drizzle on the top (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180c
Pop your pastry on a baking sheet and score around the edge with a knife. Use a fork to prong all over the middle of the pastry to try and stop it puffing up. (Check is halfway through cooking and if it has puffed up, it’s no biggie, just poke it with the fork and put it back in the oven). Bake for about 20 minutes until lovely and golden. No soggy bottoms
Meanwhile place the ricotta, cream cheese, goat’s cheese (if using) into a bowl. Season well with salt and pepper and whisk together until thick and creamy and delicious. You can also pop them in a food processor for a few minutes if that's easier.
Slice the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. I like to slice the big ones and cut the smaller ones into wedges so you get a bit of variation and height on the tart.
Once cooked allow the pastry to cool before topping with the ricotta (or it will melt and that’s no good).
Top with sliced tomatoes, basil, chives, and a little olive oil and you’re done!
It's also delicious with a little pesto drizzled over the top.
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