Courgette and Gruyère Tart with Artichokes and Grilled Peppers
This Courgette and Gruyère Tart with Marinated Artichokes & Grilled Peppers is super easy to make, with shop bought puff pastry and marinated vegetables.
320gready-rolled puff pastry or any similar amount, give or take
1small courgettefinely sliced or shredded
1x 200gjar roasted red peppers in olive oildrained and sliced, and patted slightly dry
½ a 300gjar marinated artichokesdrained and patted slightly dry
100ggruyère
lots of freshly ground black pepper
Optional
3sundried tomatoes in oilsnipped with scissors
2pickled chilliescut up
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 220˚C (425˚F / 200°C Fan / Mark 7).
Unroll the pastry to flatten it out, then place on a baking sheet lined with baking/parchment paper.
320 g ready-rolled puff pastry or any similar amount, give or take
Using a knife, score a 2cm (just under 1in) border around the pastry. Make a pattern on the border with a fork if you like, as in the prebake image, above.
Dock the pastry, i.e., prick the inner part with a fork, all over, and very close together.
Cut a baking sheet to size and place on the middle part of the pastry, inside the border and top with baking beans or some dried beans.
Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, careful as you handle the baking tin, as the round baking beans will roll!
Take the baking paper and beans off and immediately cover the pastry with the courgettes, peppers, artichokes and gruyère and top with lots of freshly ground black pepper.
1 small courgette, 1x 200 g jar roasted red peppers in olive oil, ½ a 300 g jar marinated artichokes, 100 g gruyère, lots of freshly ground black pepper
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
Serve immediately. I find that a pastry wheel or a pair of scissors work best for cutting the tart.