The savory eggplant and tomato tart is excellent either hot right out of the oven or at room temperature. It’s a one-dish meal that can save dinner or lunch and can be prepared ahead of time to free you up to enjoy the evening with friends and family.
A quick and easy preparation for a fantastic result, a very simple vegetarian recipe, perfect for the warm weather when you can take it to the beach or a picnic.
Curious? Let’s find out how to prepare the savory eggplant tart right after the photo, but first, take a look below at other summer savory tart ideas!!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 5 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Autumn
Ingredients for the savory eggplant and tomato tart
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1 round eggplant
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 100 ml fresh liquid cream
- 1 egg
- 5 oz fresh caciottina cheese (or caciocavallo cheese)
- 2 pinches salt
- 2 pinches pepper
Tools
- 1 Cast iron grill
Preparation of savory eggplant and tomato tart
Prepare the savory eggplant tart starting with the eggplants. Trim them, wash them, and cut them into not-so-thin slices.
Grill the eggplant slices on a cast iron grill for a few minutes on each side and set aside to cool slightly.
Slice the cheese, beat the egg together with the cream, salt, and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 392°F.
Unroll the puff pastry keeping its parchment paper and place it in a low, wide pan.
Make a layer of grilled eggplants, salt, and pepper, cover with cheese slices and half of the cherry tomatoes cut into pieces.
A second layer of eggplants and more cherry tomatoes and cheese to cover the surface.
Incorporate the beaten egg with the cream and any leftover pieces of cheese.
Bake the savory tart for 30 minutes or until you see the cheese melted and the surface slightly golden.
Take it out of the oven, let it rest for 5 minutes before serving and..
ENJOY YOUR MEAL
How to store the savory eggplant and tomato tart
The savory tart can be stored for 2 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
You can freeze the savory tart even in portions.
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