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If you had to go out and buy all the ingredients I used, it would work out quite expensive, so just add whatever needs using up for a cheaper version. If you use fresh vegetables (courgette, peppers, aubergine, mushrooms etc), they need to be lightly pre-cooked to stop the pastry going soggy!
Serves 4-6
- 1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry
- 3 tbsps (about half a small jar) vegetarian red or green pesto
- A handful of olives, sliced
- Half a jar of vegetable antipasti, drained and chopped (or about 100g/4oz of cooked vegetables)
- 1 tbsp jalapeño peppers, chopped (optional)
- Fresh chopped basil
- 125g/5oz fresh mozzarella, diced or sliced
Place the pastry on a greased baking sheet.
Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the pastry has puffed up and the cheese is golden brown.
Serve with salad and new potatoes.
Alternatives: Make individual tarts by cutting the pastry into 4 or 6 pieces before topping.
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Score a margin around the pastry, (with a sharp knife) about 2cm in from the edge.
Spread the pesto on the pastry up to the margin.
Top with all the remaining ingredients, finishing with the cheese.
Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the pastry has puffed up and the cheese is golden brown.
Serve with salad and new potatoes.
Alternatives: Make individual tarts by cutting the pastry into 4 or 6 pieces before topping.
Vegan option: Use vegan pastry, sun-dried tomato paste/vegan pesto and a dairy-free melting cheese.
Oh, oh oh, quick add a link and enter it into this months No Croutons Required as a salad dish. It is just right and I am so lacking in entries :(
ReplyDeleteHave done...thanks for the nudge!
ReplyDeleteSimple but effective. Great!
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DeleteMy partner has decided that we should eat less meat for some reason (hey, who am I to argue with her!) and this looks great! Its the first thing I found on your site so will be certain to look through the rest of the recipes. Not sure if its something you have thought about it, but would be really handy if you could add a "printer version" of the recipes :)
ReplyDeleteThanks James. If you look at the bottom of each recipe (just under the You Might Also Like feature) you'll find a little green print button, which should make a printer-friendly version of each recipe.
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome! I'll have to remember this for later, as I'm always ending up with half jars of artichoke hearts and roasted peppers and such.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your NCR win. This does look rather appealing and quick to make too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Claire and Shaheen :-)
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