Sweet Pepper and Tomato Tart with Cheese Pastry

Name: Sweet Pepper and Tomato Tart with Cheese Pastry
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 3 large red peppers; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 2 teaspoons caster sugar; 2 large cloves garlic; 50 g/2 oz strong Cheddar cheese, grated; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4-5 pinches cayenne pepper; 75 g/3 oz butter; 400 g/14 oz tin chopped tomatoes; 175 g/6 oz plain flour; salt; 1 small yellow pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Josceline Dimbleby’s Complete Cookbook

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1997

About

Rich in colour and flavour, this tart can be served with one or two accompanying vegetable dishes as the main course of a vegetarian meal or as a warm first course for eight people. For convenience, you can make it ahead and reheat it.

Ingredients

3 large red peppers
2 large cloves garlic
2 teaspoons c

Main course
Pastry
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl, cut the butter into small pieces and rub it into the flour with your fingers until the mixture is like breadcrumbs. Then stir in the grated cheese with a knife. Add a very little cold water, stirring until the dough just begins to stick together. Gather the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for half an hour.