Ingredients

  • For roasted tomatoes
  • 10 tomatoes, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • flaked sea salt
  • black pepper
  • For the tart
  • 1 roll, ready-made puff pastry (defrosted)
  • 1/2 lb buffalo mozzarella, sliced
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • fresh basil leaf

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • Place sliced tomatoes on a non-stick baking tray and drizzle with olive oil; season with salt and pepper then place into the oven.
  • Roast for 20 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft and caramelizing around the edges.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly; turn the oven down to 325°F.
  • Roll pastry out thin and place on a paper-lined baking sheet; score the edges to make a border; make sure not to slice through the pastry. Then bake halfway (for approximately 10 minutes); remove from the oven.
  • place tomatoes and mozzarella on the pastry, alternating the two.
  • brush the edges of the pastry with the beaten egg.
  • Drizzle a little olive oil over the tomatoes and mozzarella; season with salt and pepper.
  • Place back in the oven for approximately 10-15 minutes; until the pastry is crisp and golden.
  • Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil leaves.