A healthy, tasty treat for all the family
Houmous, Courgette and Aubergine Tart with Green Tomato Chutney
Deceptively simple and visually stunning, this showstopper of a tart in both looks and taste – is the perfect centrepiece for family and friends –veggie or not.
Serve with a salad, or warm baby potatoes and just a bit more Green Tomato Chutney on the side. Serves: 6 – 8
Ingredients:
400g tin of chickpeas
1 tbsp tahini
Extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp Tracklements Green Tomato Chutney
320g ready-made short crust pastry
2 courgettes, cut into rounds 5mm thick
1 aubergine, cut into rounds 5mm thick
Salt and Pepper Parmesan, grated
Method:
- Pre heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 and put a baking tray on the middles shelf
- Drain the chickpeas and whizz in a food processor with the tahini, oil and Green Tomato Chutney until smooth.
Taste and add more chutney if desired - Heat a tbsp of oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the courgettes in a single layer and season with salt and pepper.
Make sure they don’t overlap. Cook for 3–4 minutes, then turn over and cook for a further 3–4 minutes.
Remove from the heat and transfer to a piece of kitchen towel on a warm plate.
Continue until courgettes and aubergine are cooked and golden - Grease a 20cm fluted tart tin. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin and about 2cm bigger than the tin.
Line the tin with the pastry pushing right into the sides and leaving the overhand for shrinkage. Chill for 15 mins - Take the tart out of the fridge, line with baking parchment (scrunch it up first to make it more pliable), then fill with baking beans.
Bake for 10 mins, then remove the beans and parchment and bake for five mins more until the pastry is golden.
Allow to cool and carefully trim off any excess pastry - Spread the houmous evenly over the cooled crust and arrange alternate rounds of courgette and aubergine slices over the top.
Sprinkle with parmesan and bake in the oven for five minutes until hot.
Picture: Tracklements.