Puff pastry tongues, a great appetizer idea, easy and tasty, perfect for all occasions. All you need is a roll of puff pastry and a few other ingredients to make different fillings… a few minutes of baking and you’ll be ready to serve them at the table! In my case, I chose 4 vegetarian fillings, with cherry tomatoes, onions, zucchini, and mushrooms… but you can customize with different vegetables or add cold cuts or crumbled sausage. Try this recipe, it’s delicious and quick to make!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 337.99 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 26.10 (g) of which sugars 2.21 (g)
- Proteins 7.78 (g)
- Fat 22.81 (g) of which saturated 4.72 (g)of which unsaturated 16.68 (g)
- Fibers 1.42 (g)
- Sodium 312.12 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 81 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 roll puff pastry (rectangular)
- 1.75 oz provola cheese
- 5 cherry tomatoes
- 1 zucchini (small)
- Half onion
- 3.5 oz champignon mushrooms (already cooked in a pan)
- herbs (to taste)
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Tools
- Baking tray
- Cutting board
Preparation
Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them into pieces.
Wash and trim the zucchini, cut it into thin slices, with a knife or a mandoline.
Peel the onion and cut it into rings.
Cut the provola into small cubes.
Open the puff pastry on the work surface, divide it into 4 strips and prick it with a fork (1).
Place the cherry tomatoes on the first strip, the zucchini on the second, the onions on the third, and the mushrooms (previously cooked in a pan) on the fourth.
Season the tomatoes, zucchini, and onion with salt, pepper, a little extra virgin oil, and a handful of herbs to taste.
Finally, distribute the provola cubes on all 4 strips (2).
Transfer everything onto a baking tray and bake in a fan oven at 375°F for 18-20 minutes, or until the pastry is dry and golden (3).
The puff pastry tongues are ready, delicious and tasty, perfect for an aperitif!
Tips and Notes
If you don’t have cooked mushrooms, clean 150 g of fresh mushrooms, slice them, and cook them in a pan with oil and salt for about ten minutes.
You can use provola, smoked scamorza, or pizza mozzarella.
You can use cherry or grape tomatoes, red or yellow.
You can use either red or white onion.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can I vary the fillings?
Sure, you can use different vegetables, depending on the season, like bell peppers, grilled eggplant, or artichokes in oil.
You can also add some cold cuts, in slices or cubes.
