A super quick and tasty idea for holiday appetizers… puff pastry stars filled with tomato and oregano, easy to prepare, perfect if you have little time and few ingredients in your pantry. These tasty pizza-flavored snacks will really appeal to everyone and fit all menus, both meat and vegetarian. Try making the stars yourself, and let me know!
Here are some other quick ideas with puff pastry:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Affordable
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 330.20 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 26.99 (g) of which sugars 0.75 (g)
- Proteins 4.88 (g)
- Fat 22.66 (g) of which saturated 3.44 (g)of which unsaturated 18.09 (g)
- Fibers 1.11 (g)
- Sodium 253.10 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 30 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Grana Padano cheese, grated
- oregano
- 1 egg
- sesame seeds (or poppy seeds, to taste)
- salt
Tools
- Baking sheet
- Cookie cutter star-shaped
- Bowl
- Brush
Preparation
Pour the tomato paste into a bowl, add a pinch of salt, a small handful of oregano, and mix.
If your paste is too thick and you can’t mix it, you can add a drizzle of oil or a teaspoon of water.
Unroll the puff pastry on the work surface and divide it into two equal parts.
Brush one half with the tomato, then sprinkle with the Grana (1).
Overlap the other half of the pastry and press lightly.
Using a cookie cutter, cut out the stars (2), trying to discard as little as possible. The number depends on the size of the cutter; in my case, I made 24 stars.
Arrange the puff pastry stars on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then brush them with the egg wash and sprinkle with seeds as desired (3).
Place the baking sheet in a fan oven at 375°F and bake the stars for 12-15 minutes, or until they are nicely golden brown on the surface.
The puff pastry stars with tomato and oregano are ready to be served… perfect for holiday appetizers!
Tips and Notes
If you don’t want the pastry to puff too much, you can lightly press it with a rolling pin before cutting the stars.
You can also flavor the tomato with other herbs or spices (basil, thyme, chili, garlic powder…).
You can omit the Grana or replace it with another grated cheese.
The cooking times vary depending on your oven and the size of the stars.
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