Tomato and ricotta tartlets with thyme oil

Late summer is all about tomatoes. Slow-roast them to intensify their flavour, then pop them on some cheesy puff pastry for a delicious meal.

Ingredients

  • 250g baby roma tomatoes

  • 3 cloves garlic

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 250g ricotta

  • 1 tbsp parmesan

    grated

  • 1 tbsp parsley

    finely chopped

  • 2 frozen puff pastry

    thawed

  • 1 tsp thyme leaves

    finely chopped, for thyme oil

  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

    for thyme oil

  • salt

    for thyme oil and seasoning

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 Oven
  • 1 Baking tray
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 Baking paper

Instructions

  1. For the thyme oil, combine thyme leaves, extra virgin olive oil, and salt. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 170°C conventional (150°C fan-forced). Halve tomatoes and place in a single layer on a baking tray. Flatten garlic cloves with the side of a knife, then nestle them in amongst the tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil, season well and bake for 30 minutes.
  3. In a bowl, combine ricotta, parmesan, parsley and seasoning.
  4. Increase oven temperature to 190°C conventional (170°C fan-forced).
  5. Cut pastry into four squares, approximately 15cm, and place on a lined baking tray. Cut 1.5cm strips from remaining pastry and layer around edge of each square. Spread ricotta mixture evenly in centre of each square.
  6. Top with slow-roasted tomatoes and bake for 20-25 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden.
  7. Serve drizzled with thyme oil.

Notes

Tip
You can roast the tomatoes ahead of time and store them in the fridge.
Variation
Roast extra tomatoes and use the leftovers stirred through pasta or in a salad.
Storage
Store leftover tartlets in the fridge.

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