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Roasted tomato, basil

& Hard Cheese quiche

Ingredients Method

300g cherry tomatoes To make the pastry, tip the flour and butter into a
Drizzle olive oil bowl, then rub together with your fingertips until
50g Tesco Everyday Value Italian Style completely mixed and crumbly. Add 8 tablespoon
Hard Cheese grated cold water, then bring everything together with
your hands until just combined. Roll into a ball and
2 eggs use straight away or chill for up to 2 days. The
284ml pot double cream pastry can also be frozen for up to a month.
Handful basil leaves, shredded, plus a Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a
few small ones left whole for scattering roundabout 5cm larger than a 25cm tin. Use your
For the pastry rolling pin to lift it up, then drape over the tart case
280g plain flour, plus extra for dusting so there is an overhang of pastry on the sides. Using
a small ball of pastry scraps, push the pastry into
140g cold butter, cut into pieces the corners of the tin. Chill in the fridge or freezer
for 20 minutes. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
In a small roasting tin, drizzle the tomatoes with
olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Put the
tomatoes in a low shelf of the oven.

Lightly prick the base of the tart with a fork, line the
tart case with a large circle of greaseproof paper or
foil, then fill with baking beans. Blind-bake the tart
for 20 minutes, remove the paper and beans, then
continue to cook for 5-10 minutes until biscuit
brown.

When you remove the tart case from the oven, take
out the tomatoes, too.

While the tart is cooking, beat the eggs in a large
bowl. Gradually add the cream, then stir in the basil
and season. When the case is ready, sprinkle half
the cheese over the base, scatter over the
tomatoes, pour over the cream mix, then finally
scatter over the rest of the cheese. Bake for 20-25
minutes until set and golden brown. Leave to cool
in the case, trim the edges of the pastry, then
remove from the tin. Scatter over the remaining
basil and serve in slices.