Tarte Tomate

PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 15 minutes approx.

Ingredients

This is a method and not a recipe as such.
Submitted by Chrissy.
 
Flaky pastry (sheets if you like or rolled and cut into a large dinner plate sized circle)
Ripe tomatoes - Beefsteak or other large sliced ones.
Pesto - use which ever herbs you have in the garden as base or a good deli / supermarket version
Parmesan cheese - grated
Salt and Freshly ground pepper
Mozzarella - thinly sliced (Optional)
 


Directions

Heat  the oven to  200 C

Spread  the pastry with pesto leaving a 1cm edge around the outside.
Arrange the tomatoes in overlapping rings around the pastry working inwards.
Season.  Sprinkle with generous amount of parmesan.
Place mozzarella over the top if using.
 
Bake until golden brown. Serve warm with a glass of chilled rose and a salad for an easy lunch.
 
Optional - top with cooked lardons or bacon for a meat lovers' version.