Green and Red Tomato Tart
with Caramelised Onions
Yield: Serves 4
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
This is the most sensational and delicious dish and a great way to use up green tomatoes, although this tart can also be made with firm red or yellow tomatoes. It is worth using all the garnishes recommended and the flavour is fabulous and looks great.
It is essential to include all the dressings and garnish as this turns the dish into something really special.
This was originally a GUEST RECIPE for a tarte tatin and was inspired by Gary Rhodes some years ago and still a great favourite. Since then, I have made some fairly radical changes!
To turn this into a Tarte Tatin, simply prepare the onions and tomatoes and place these at the base of an ovenproof pan that you can also use on the hob. Cover with puff pastry and bake for 15 - 20 minutes until the pastry is brown and crisp.
The top images shown the tart made this year only using red and yellow cherry tomatoes with red onions in a ready bought puff pastry flan - but including all the garnishings which are both unusual and make this dish
rather special.
We lost all our green tomatoes with the exceptional hot weather!
Ingredients
- Seeded Vegan Pastry (follow link for recipe) or shop bought puff pastry or shortcrust, if you prefer.
- One beaten egg
- 1 kilo firm tomatoes, halved (I fill my flan dish with them to judge the amount I want to use as particularly garden tomatoes come in so many different sizes. I have also made this only using cherry tomatoes with red onions.
- 6-7 shallots, finely sliced (or finely slice 2 large Spanish onions or 3 red onions)
- Olive Oil
- Butter
- 1 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
- 1-2 tsp light brown sugar
- Seasoning
- 4 heaped tablespoons of Caramelised Onion Chutney (we used Waitrose)
Dressing
- 4 tbs olive oil
- 1 tablepoon Balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper.
To Garnish
- Small carton of Natural Yogurt or Sour Cream
- Quarter of a lime for each serving
- Few fresh basil leaves, torn
- Half a small red onion, very finely sliced
- Fresh Parmesan Shavings
- Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO......
- Pre-heat the oven to 190C.
- Roll out the pastry thinly on a floured board.
- Line a 23cm or 11" flan dish and blind bake for about 15 minutes.
- Removed from oven and brush the edges of the flan with a beaten egg.
- Slice the shallots or onions and sauté these in a frying pan with the butter and oil and sprinkle a little brown sugar on them to help caramelise them.
- When soft and slightly coloured, remove from pan and keep to one side.
- Now chop the tomatoes in half and place and gently fry them in butter, oil and one tablespoon Balsamic vinegar for about 4-5 minutes. If you are using both green and red tomatoes, cook the green ones first for 3-4 minutes before adding the red ones. Season. Shake the pan gently to make sure the tomatoes are covered in the juices and are beginning to caramelise then remove the pan off the heat.
- Put four heaped tablespoons of the Caramelised Onion Chutney on to the base of the baked pastry and spread evenly.
- Now spoon the onions on to the top of the chutney and spread evenly.
- Now carefully spoon the tomatoes on to the top of the onion mixture and bake in the oven for about 15 - 20 minutes.
- PLEASE NOTE:: if using ready rolled puff pastry, spoon the chutney onto this, layer with onions and tomatoes until well filled, brush edges of flan with beaten egg and then bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
- Just watch that the tomatoes don't burn and are just softened slightly. To serve with the portions of the tart, mix the oil and vinegar with seasoning and you can add a little Dijon mustard to the mix and put into a small serving dish.
- In a separate dish, place the sour cream or Yogurt.
- The thinly sliced onion should be served in another small dish and the Parmesan shavings and torn Basil to garnish.
- Finally, Coarse Sea Salt and Freshly Ground black pepper can be added as a final garnish.
- Serve with new potatoes and either a salad or fresh vegetables of your choice.