Ingredients:
6oz Buffalo Blue Cheese
4 x 8" rounds of puff pastry
8 plum tomatoes
4oz finely diced fresh pineapple
2oz basil leaves
1/4 pint olive oil
1oz pine nuts
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2oz grated parmesan
salt & pepper
Directions:
1. Lay rounds of puff pastry on a baking sheet
2. Prick the centre with a fork to make a 1/2" border, slice the Buffalo Blue Cheese and place in centre of tart
3. Slice 2 tomatoes per person and lay overlapping round the cheese leaving the 1/2" border of pastry
4. Put the basil leaves, pine nuts and garlic into a blender and puree together
5. Add oil and parmesan and season
6. Spoon a little pesto over the cheese in the middle of the tart
7. Season the tomatoes with salt & pepper
8. Put into oven 428°f (220°c) for 10-15 minutes
9. Meanwhile mix the diced pineapple with the rest of the pesto sauce
10. Serve the tart hot with the pineapple pesto dribbled around
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