Hummus and tomato tarts
A quick, delicious and nutritious recipe using store bought pastry to make for lovely lunch or snack.
Equipment
- 1 Baking tray
- plain flour optional - for dusting your surface
Ingredients
- 1 sheet ready made puff pastry
- 2 Tbsp hummus
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp milk / mylk optional as a pastry wash
- herbs such as basil or parsley to garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190°C.
- Take your pastry sheet from the freezer and allow to thaw for ten minutes.
- Prep your tomatoes by cutting them in half length ways.
- The size of your pastry will define how large your tarts are. I used Simply Wize which are a bit smaller. For this recipe I cut the pastry in half.
- Once you have the desired size, using a sharp knife score (cut but not all the way through) a border around the edge of the pastry. The size of the border is up to you, I recommend between 0.5cm and 1cm.
- Smear hummus onto the tart keeping it within the border you've just created. For my pastries I used a heaped teaspoon per tart.
- Arrange the halved tomatoes on top of the hummus.
- Optional: brush the border of the pastry with milk or egg wash. This can help create a brown colour and shine.
- Place the tarts in the oven and cook for 13 minutes. The borders of the pastry should puff up creating a tart case around the hummus and tomato filling.
- Remove the tarts from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Top your tarts with fresh herbs, a drizzle of olive oil or even some pesto!