Tomato & pesto tart

Tomato & pesto tart

Plum, cherry or vine, make this juicy tomatoes the star of the show

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Unroll the pastry onto a baking sheet and score a border 1cm from the edge. Prick inside the border with a fork, then bake for 15-20 minutes until light golden.
  2. Gently squash down the middle. Spread the pesto inside the border, dot over the mascarpone, then layer the tomato on top. Season. Bake for 10 minutes until the tomatoes are cooked and the marscarpone has melted.
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Per serving

458 kcalories, protein 9.7g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 29.9 g, saturated fat 12.6g, fibre 1.6g, salt 0.97 g

Recipe from olive magazine, August 2005.

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  • 30 December 2007

    muffin rated this recipe

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  • 30 March 2008

    mcruari commented on this recipe

    I used a little more mascarpone and a little less pesto and sprinkled it all with some ex-virgin olive oil and it was delicious.

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  • 17 July 2008

    Elaine rated and commented on this recipe

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    It was easy to make and loved by all

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  • 18 September 2008

    knickers rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    these were very tasty and a big hit, so quick and simple but they look great, i used a variety of different type and coloured tomatoes just to give ti a bit of variety. will definitely cook a gain.

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  • 18 October 2008

    nazb rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this with cherry tomatoes and a bit more mascapone it looked really proffesional. The family loved and wanted more would definately make again probably with a few herbs next time

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  • 24 October 2008

    Shockfaint rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This tasted fab! Even my VERY fussy husband enjoyed it, which is recommendation indeed! Will become a regular in our house, so simple to make.

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  • 24 November 2008

    spoonfool rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very easy to make and tastes great. I used medium fat cream cheese instead of the mascarpone, a mixture of tomatoes and drizzled some olive oil over them. I have made this twice - the second time, I didn't bother to cook the pastry first and I preferred the results.

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  • 27 February 2009

    aspiringamateurchef commented on this recipe

    I would incorporate garlic puree into the marscapone to bring out the flavours.

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  • 09 May 2009

    Jess rated and commented on this recipe

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    My friend made this for me and I thought it was amazing!! I will definitely be trying this recipe myself!

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  • 15 August 2009

    elmalouie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Yum yum yum! Gorgeous! Will defo be making this again! I did what some have said on here - added crushed garlic to the marscapone and i also added some chopped red chilli sprinkled just before the tomatoes (i love chilli with everything!!!!) and a little oregano to the marscapone too! Was DELICIOUS!

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  • 18 August 2009

    nadi rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious especially with home made pesto! Manifico!

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  • Binder photo Jon

    23 August 2009

    Jon rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent little recipe makes a great Saturday lunch with a green salad and a wine glass of Merry Down Cider. I add to half stone olives and if you are going for it small slices of Pepperoni. Absolute a 5 star lunch Jon

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    08 September 2009

    DJW commented on this recipe

    Loved this and so simple. Used homemade pesto and didn't have enough mascarpone so topped up with quark. Next time will just use Quark instead of mascarpone to reduce fat content

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    08 September 2009

    DJW rated this recipe

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  • 17 September 2009

    Jo A rated and commented on this recipe

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    Super simple, super delicious.

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  • 09 October 2009

    MamaMoJo rated and commented on this recipe

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    Quick and easy and delicious. We had no pesto so used a good quality ready made tomato sauce and it worked nicely. Yum

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  • 15 October 2009

    austinali66 commented on this recipe

    I thought this was delicious and have made it a couple of times. I did halve the amount of pesto as I felt that four tablepoons would overpower the flavour of the tomatoes. Really quick and easy to make and looks impressive.

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  • 20 October 2009

    connie rated this recipe

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  • 16 February 2010

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    29 June 2010

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 375g ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 6-8 vine tomatoes , depending on size, thinly sliced
  • 4 tbsp pesto
  • 2 tbsp mascarpone
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Per serving

458 kcalories, protein 9.7g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 29.9 g, saturated fat 12.6g, fibre 1.6g, salt 0.97 g

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