Name: Roast Tomato Tart
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Dijon mustard; 3 tbsp thick double cream or crème fraiche; 1 egg, beaten; 25 g lard, cut into small pieces; 75 g butter, cut into small pieces; 200 g flour; sea salt; freshly ground black pepper; 4 sprigs of fresh thyme; olive oil for drizzling; 10–12 large tomatoes, cored, peeled and sliced

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

The French Kitchen

By Joanne Harris and Fran Warde

Published 2002

About

Tarte Paysanne has a rich, sunny flavour. Make it with the best tomatoes you can find.

Ingredients

For the pastry

200 g flour
75 g butter, cut into small pieces
25

Method

To make the pastry, put the flour in a bowl, add the butter and lard, and rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Using a round-bladed knife in a cutting motion, combine the egg with the mix until a pastry ball forms. Turn out on a lightly floured surface and quickly knead until even and smooth, then wrap and chill for 30 minutes.