Recipes

Ham and Mozzarella Open Tart

An open tart is a bit like a pizza, but instead of a dough base, it has a pastry base. We're going to use puff pastry to make this tart, which you can buy for about a quid in most supermarkets (look near the butter in the refrigerated aisle.)
You could slice this tart up into pieces and serve it as party food as it tastes just as good cold.

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients:
1 packet of 'ready rolled puff pastry'
1 packet of mozzarella, drained and sliced into wedges
2 slices of ham, sliced into strips
1 jar of passata sauce
1 egg
handful of rocket (optional-but a nice touch)
handful of plain flour

OTHER INFO

For: 2

Vegetarian: No

Vegan: No

Time to prepare: around 25 minutes

Cooking level: Medium

NUTRITIONAL INFO

PER MEAL
	Calories	968
LOW	Sugars	16.81g
MED	Fat	57.59g
HIGH	Saturates	29.7g
MED	Salt	1.29g

STEP 01

Preheat the oven to 200°C

STEP 02

Lightly sprinkle the plain flour over a chopping board and unfurl the puff pastry on top. You'll need to roll out the puff pastry some more, which you could do using a rolling pin, but if you haven't got one, use a bottle of oil (remembering to sprinkle some flour over that as well.)

STEP 03

So, roll out the puff pastry so it's roughly the size of a pizza, but make it a square shape. You can make it bigger or smaller than this and put any leftover pastry back in the packaging and in the fridge. It should keep for around 5 more days.

STEP 04

Transfer the pastry onto a lightly oiled baking tray. Spoon a layer of the passata over the pastry, leaving about a 2 cm border around the edge. This part will rise up in the oven, forming a ridge.

STEP 05

Arrange the ham and mozzarella slices over the top of the passata.

STEP 06

Crack an egg into a bowl (or a cup) and whisk until it forms a yellow liquid. Brush (or just use your fingers to spread) this over the exposed sections of pastry. This will make it turn crispy and a nice golden colour when it cooks in the oven.

STEP 07

So, pop it in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the edges have turned golden

STEP 08

Remove and use a fish slice to transfer to a chopping board. Scatter over the rocket leaves (if using) then slice into portions and eat.

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