Spring Pesto, Veg and Feta Tart
Spring Pesto, Veg and Feta Tart

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, spring pesto, veg and feta tart. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

An easy vegetarian tart filled with spring veg such as asparagus, peas, spring onion and pea shoots. A block of puff pastry makes this quick to assemble. Whisk the dressing ingredients together, then toss the veg with the dressing and mint.

Spring Pesto, Veg and Feta Tart is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Spring Pesto, Veg and Feta Tart is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spring pesto, veg and feta tart using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Spring Pesto, Veg and Feta Tart:
  1. Take For the pesto (you will only use 1/2 to 2/3 of this and the rest is great in a Caprese salad or stirred into pasta)
  2. Prepare Small bunch basil
  3. Prepare Handful rocket
  4. Make ready Handful spinach
  5. Get 40 g nuts
  6. Prepare 1 tsp water
  7. Prepare 1/2 lemon, juiced
  8. Take 3 tbsp olive oil
  9. Take 1 large garlic cloves
  10. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  11. Prepare For the tart
  12. Prepare 1 pack ready rolled puff pastry (375g)
  13. Make ready 1 large courgette
  14. Make ready 100 g asparagus
  15. Get Couple of spoonfuls of Caramelised Onion Chutney or 1 red onion [sliced thinly and caramelised over a low heat with 2 tsp butter, 2tsp brown sugar and 1 tsp balsamic vinegar]
  16. Take Handful cherry tomatoes, halved
  17. Get 100 g Feta cheese
  18. Make ready 1 small egg or 1 tbsp milk as a wash
  19. Prepare Black pepper

Drizzle the tart with the spinach pesto, then sprinkle with the chopped nuts. The pesto coats the warm pasta to make a creamy, rich sauce, which is accented by the crumbled feta and contrasted by the sweet and tart cherry Stir in the pesto until the pasta is coated. Toss in the cherry tomatoes and the crumbled feta. Taste the salad and season it as you like with salt and pepper.

Instructions to make Spring Pesto, Veg and Feta Tart:
  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
  2. Use a vegetable peeler to make the courgette into ribbons. Peel on 4 sides until you reach the seedy middle which should be in a cuboid shape (this is perfect to add to soups, pasta or omelettes).
  3. Sprinkle with a small layer of salt.
  4. Cut the asparagus lengthways so they are about 5mm thick (usually in half but may need to be in thirds).
  5. Blend together the pesto ingredients until smooth, bright green. Adjust to taste.
  6. Lay out the puff pastry sheet on a baking sheet with the attached baking paper.
  7. Spread half the pesto in a layer over the puff pastry, leaving a border. You shouldn’t be able to see any pastry below the pesto so use more if needed.
  8. Pat the courgette dry and, without breaking the ribbons, try and remove as much liquid as possible.
  9. Lay the asparagus over the pesto then lay the courgette ribbons in waves all over the tart. Some should be sticking upright and some laying down to give different textures.
  10. Dot the halved tomatoes around the tart and then drizzle or spray olive oil over the surface.
  11. Do an egg or milk wash over the border and then bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown on the edges and underneath. Sprinkle the feta over after 15 minutes. You may need to put foil over the edges if they are browning too quickly.
  12. Crack some black pepper over the top and then cut into 4 pieces. Serve warm!

This spring vegetable tart only looks hard to make and would be a perfect centerpiece for any special occasion. Just put it out on the table a little bit early so everyone can get their Instagramming in. Brush the pesto over the pastry and scatter the cooked vegetables over the top, followed by the feta cheese and tomatoes. This vegetarian pesto pizza recipe uses pesto and feta cheese instead of tomato sauce and mozzarella. You can turn it into a Greek-inspired delight by topping it with artichokes, Kalamata olives, and sun-dried tomatoes as you desire.

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