Roast Tomato and Fennel Tart

Roast tomato and fennel tart

by Danielle Minnebo December 16, 2019

Roast tomato and fennel tart

By: Danielle Minnebo

A tart is perfect for a Christmas buffet as it can be prepared well ahead of Christmas Day and served either cold or warmed through.

Servings

8

Prep time

Cook time

Recipe

Ingredients

Filling
4 tomatoes, cut into segments
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large bulb of fennel, thinly sliced
1 tsp sea salt
3 eggs, beaten
100g cheddar, grated
Pastry
1½ cups buckwheat flour
100g butter, cubed
Pinch sea salt
1 egg
Cold water, approx. ¼ cup
Topping
Handful fresh oregano leaves
Handful fennel leafy tops

Method

Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line round tart tin and set aside.
Line baking tray with baking paper and place tomato segments on tray. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and pinch of sea salt and roast for 45 mins.
To prepare pastry, place buckwheat flour in bowl with butter and sea salt. Using fingertips, rub butter into flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add egg and ¼ cup cold water, and mix together until dough forms. If necessary, add a few more tbsp of cold water, so that dough comes together and isn’t too dry. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in fridge to set for 30 mins.
Remove pastry dough from fridge and roll out between 2 sheets of baking paper. Remove top sheet of baking paper and gently tip pastry into tart tin. Remove baking paper and gently press pastry into tin. Ensure pastry is of even thickness around the tin and is pushed up the sides. If necessary, trim pastry to top of tin with knife. Prick base with fork multiple times and bake for 15 mins.
While pastry is cooking, prepare filling. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in frying pan and add thinly sliced fennel along with pinch of sea salt. Cook over low heat for 30 mins, until soft and caramelised.
Remove pastry from oven and fill with cooked fennel. Pour over beaten eggs and top with grated cheese and roasted tomato segments. Bake for further 30 mins until egg is set. Allow to cool and decorate with fresh oregano leaves and fennel tops.

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Danielle Minnebo

Danielle is a university-qualified nutritionist, a passionate home cook and founder of Food to Nourish. Danielle’s love affair with cooking started at a very young age in the kitchen where she was taught to cook by her mother. Danielle is passionate about helping people form a better understanding of nutrition and a healthier relationship with the food they eat. In fact, she’s on a mission to help spread the real food message to as many people as possible. Throughout her work as a nutritionist, Danielle’s basic principles have always come back to how we cook and prepare our food. She believes it really is as simple as combining wholefood ingredients in the right way to create tasty dishes that are nutrient-dense and full of flavour.