Roasted vegetable and goats' cheese tartlets recipe
- 1 red pepper, deseeded
- 0.5 aubergine
- 1 red onion, peeled and diced
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 packet of shortcrust pastry
- 1 knob butter, for greasing
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 150 ml (5.3fl oz) milk
- 150 ml (5.3fl oz) double cream
- 150 g (5.3oz) goat's cheese log (rind on)
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees C/300 degrees F/Gas 2.
- Grease 8 x 10cm (4in) diameter, loose-bottomed, fluted tartlet tins.
- Chop the red pepper and aubergine into 1cm ( 1/2in) pieces, and mix with the onion.
- Put the vegetables into a roasting tray and drizzle with a little olive oil.
- Toss the vegetables to coat them, then put in the oven for about 30 minutes, turning occasionally so that they don't catch.
- When they are soft, remove from the oven and put to one side to cool slightly.
- Turn the oven temperature up to 180 degrees C/350 degrees F/Gas 4.
- While the vegetables are cooking, roll out the pastry on a floured surface to 5mm thickness.
- Using a pastry cutter that is slightly larger than the tartlet tins, cut out the rounds of pastry.
- Press into the tartlet tins and refrigerate for 20 minutes, before baking blind until the pastry is golden.
- Beat the two eggs together, and use a little to brush the bottom of the tartlet cases to prevent them going soggy.
- Add the egg yolk, milk and cream to the remaining beaten eggs, mix thoroughly, and then pass through a sieve into a jug.
- Season well.
- Scatter pieces of the roasted vegetables into each pastry case, and then pour over the egg mixture, being careful not to overfill the cases.
- Cut the goat's cheese into 5mm slices and lay a slice on the top of each of the tartlets.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for 15-20 minutes, until just set and the egg filling is golden.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tins for 5 minutes, before carefully turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
red pepper, aubergine, red onion, olive oil, shortcrust pastry, knob butter, eggs, egg yolk, salt
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/16161/roasted-vegetable-and-goats-cheese-tartlets-recipe (may not work)