Woolworths_Taste__January_2019

96 TASTE JAN/FEB 2019

BRINJAL-AND-TOMATO
TART WITH ROCKET

Serves 6 to 8
EASY
GREAT VALUE
Preparation: 30 minutes, plus
10 –15minutes’ cooling time
Cooking: 50 minutes

For the crust:
savoury crackers200 g, crushed
butter125 g, melted

For the filling:

Woolworths medium exotic brinjals

2 (about 450 g), peeled and finely diced

olive oil¼cup

peeled and diced Italian tomatoes

1x400gcan

garlic1clove,crushed

oreganoafewfreshsprigs(or½tdried)

sea salt and freshly ground black

pepper,to taste

large free-range eggs2, beaten

cream¼cup

feta125 g, crumbled

rocket,for serving

olive oil,for drizzling

1 To make the crust, mix the crackers

andbutterwell.Pressintoa23cmloose-

bottomed tart tin, covering the base

evenly.Chillwhilepreparingthefilling.

2 To make the filling, gently cook the

brinjals in the olive oil for about 10 minutes,

until softened. If necessary, add a little

more oil. Stir in the tomatoes, garlic and

oregano. Gently simmer, uncovered, for

about15minutes,untilthetomatoeshave

reducedandthebrinjalsareverytender.

Season lightly. Discard the fresh oregano

sprigs.Allowtocool,thenspooninto

thepreparedtartshell. 3 Mix the eggs,

creamandfeta.Addatwistortwoof

pepper; it shouldn’t need salt. Pour

over the vegetables and bake at 180°C

for25minutes,oruntiljustsetandpale

golden. 4 Serve topped with rocket,

lightly dressed with olive oil.

HEALTH-CONSCIOUS

WINE:SophieTe’blancheRosé2018

FREE-FORM PEACH TART

Serves6to 8

EASY

GREAT VALUE

Preparation: 25 minutes, plus 1 hour’s

chilling time

Cooking: 30 minutes

For the pastry:

butter200 g

sour cream¾cup

flour240 g

For the filling:

large, firm cling peaches1kg,sliced

unsalted butter 30 g, melted

sugar2 T

vanilla ice cream, for serving

1 Tomakethepastry,creamthebutterand

sour cream, then mix in the flour to make

a soft dough. Wrap in clingwrap and chill

for 1 hour, or until firm enough to roll. Roll

outbetween2sheetsofbakingpaperto

forma30cmround.Returntothefridge

while preparing the filling. 2 To assemble,

place the circle of pastry on a baking tray.

Removethetopsheetofbakingpaper.

3 Leaving a wide border – about 5 cm –

BEST EVER: TARTS

SERVE THIS

SEASONAL

FRUIT TART

whileit’sstillwarm

–orevenatroom

temperature–with

ascoopofthebest

vanillaicecream.

(Woolies’Extremely

CreamyMadagascan

vanilladairyice

creammadewith

Madagascanvanilla

FREE-FORM PEACH TART getsourvote.)

R20 PER SERVING