Lunch

Rustic fresh tomato tart with homemade basil pesto

Put vibrant tomatoes to good use in this delicious tart recipe. Easy made-from-scratch pastry, sweet cherry tomatoes and homemade pesto come together to create this tasty meal
Rustic fresh tomato tart with homemade basil pesto
6
30M
35M
30M
1H 5M

Ingredients

Method

1.In a food processor, pulse flour and butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add eggs and process to a dough. Form into a disc on a floured surface. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
2.Reserve 2 tablespoons basil leaves. Place the remaining leaves into a food processor with parmesan, pine nuts and garlic. Pulse until finely chopped. With the motor running, slowly add oil until mix is smooth.
3.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Line an oven tray.
4.Roll pastry out until 3mm thick, then transfer to tray. Reserve 1 tablespoon pesto. Spread remaining pesto over pastry, leaving a 5cm edge. Pile tomatoes on top.
5.Fold pastry around tomatoes, then spray with oil. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden.
6.Drizzle tart with reserved pesto and sprinkle with basil leaves to serve.

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