Spiced pumpkin and feta puff pastry tarts

Name: Spiced pumpkin and feta puff pastry tarts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon harissa; 100 g (3½ oz) feta cheese; 1 egg, beaten; 400 g (14 oz) pumpkin (squash), sliced; 2 tablespoons fromage frais or cottage cheese; a little plain (all-purpose) flour, for dusting; 375 g (13 oz) all-butter puff pastry; 4 thyme sprigs, leaves stripped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Vegetarian

By Alice Hart

Published 2018

About

The salty feta is tempered with creamy fromage frais and is balanced by the honey-sweet pumpkin, while the spicy harissa paste – a hot North African chilli sauce – adds a touch of fire to these crisp tarts.

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) pumpkin (squash), sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil

Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F/Gas 6). Toss the pumpkin with the olive oil, season with salt and pepper and spread out in a roasting tin. Cook for about 25 minutes