Yesterday I decided to use some of our tomato mountain and made a tomato tart. I wanted to experiment with a vegan version in preparation for Sarah’s visit in September so I made the pastry with olive oil instead of fat or butter.
The basil plants are also growing extremely well this year so I gathered a load of leaves to make a pesto sauce. The pesto was brushed directly onto the pastry case and then drizzled between the tomato layers.
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| ready for the oven |
I baked it for 25 minutes and it came out better than I expected, the pastry was good and the pesto gave the tart a really nice kick.
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| it won't win any prizes for looks but it tasted delicious |
That does look tasty! I didn't even know you could substitute olive oil for shortening in pastry. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteI was a bit dubious but it was very easy to work with.
DeleteI think it looks delicious too Sue - top marks from me at any rate.
ReplyDeleteThank you Pat, that means a lot.
DeleteIt looks delicious, I love tomatoes, unfortunately my husband does not.
ReplyDeleteThat's a non starter for you then!
DeleteIt really does look good. I am sure Sarah will eat anything you put in front of her because she will be so pleased to be back home though.
ReplyDeleteI think she's looking forward to some mummy pampering but she won't relax her rules on eating vegan.
DeleteIt looks very good.
ReplyDeleteThe basil pesto really added some flavour.
DeleteLooks very Mediterranean! I use olive oil for most of my pastry. Flour, oil and a little water. Easy and tasty!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised at how easy it was to work with and very pleased with the result.
DeleteThat looks delicious ! I'm not a great tomato fan, and usually buy my pastry ready made these days, but I might still have a go.
ReplyDeleteI usually buy ready made but I wanted to try out the vegan recipe.
DeleteImpressive effort but what were the verdicts of your two hungry boys?
ReplyDeletePaul liked it, Rick didn't get the opportunity to find out!
DeleteI have it on my list for when I have a glut of tomatoes - only one so far!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good way to use them up.
DeleteI think it looks great! When I make Pizzas for the boys (and for us) I use pesto on the base, then toms, then mozzarella. It makes a beautiful flavour.
ReplyDeleteIt did taste a bit like pizza.
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