Tomato and Proscuitto Tart

Tea for one tonight, and not really in the mood to stand and chop or stir, so my lazy, but indulgent tea tonight is a ready rolled puff pastry tart!




Ready rolled pastry has really taken off recently with 'just roll' leading the brands, however, the convenience queen in me loves ASDA own brand puff, as it's already on baking paper!
Whichever you buy and what ever you're planning to do with it, make sure it stays cold. Warm pastry gets sticky, is hard to manouver and doesn't crisp so good!

All convenience aside, I'd love to have the time to stand and make my own rough puff, but as I said this is a lazy night, so another day/post!

The co-op do some great deli bits and one of the things I absolutely adore is their sunkiss tomatoes. They're not chewy like some dried ones are but have that gorgeous intense flavour of sundried tomato, I can just pick away at a box of them.........sorry tempatation's too much *saunters off to kitchen*.

Anyway!
They are even better paired with a scrunched up bit of proscuitto or serrano ham, ideal on a tart!

• Cut your pastry down to size (or do what I did and reassembled left over bits from the other nights Goat cheese and caramelised red onion tart remenants)

• Draw your border around the edge (to get nice puffy sides)

• 'paint' the inside of your tart - pesto, cream cheese, tomato paste and leftover smooshed minty peas have all worked well in the past! only a thin layer, not too soggy!

•  Top with your favourite flavour combinations, or whatever's left in the fridge! 'shred it all up into bite size pieces before arranging. I always finish with a sprinkle of cheese and some fresh herbs, usually Mr basil :).

• Brush the edges with milk or a beaten egg and cook in the oven on a 170 fan or 180C normal oven for 15mins, or untill puffed up and golden.

It's that quick I've been eating mine and typing one handed!

Of course, with a nice salad and some posh bread it can be a little bit more sophisticated :)

Feel free to share your favourite fillings!