Mediterranean-Style Puff Pastry Tart

A simple Mediterranean-style puff pastry tart perfect for a starter or for a light weeknight meal.

We filled this puff pastry tart based on a handful of ingredients since it depends on your fridge and pantry availability, thus just take it easy.

For an even more easy approach we’ve used a ready-made puff pastry roll, otherwise if you want to try a homemade puff pastry, here is the recipe: easy-homemade-puff-pastry-dough/

Serves 2, Preparation 15 mins, Cooking 25 mins

Pre-rolled puff pastry sheet – 1 sheet
Cured Ham sliced, to taste
Mozzarella or Smoked Scamorza grated, to taste
Dried Oregano, a tbsp
Black Pitted Olives, a handful
Cherry tomatoes, to taste
Desalted capers, to taste
Anchovy fillets in olive oil, 1
1 egg+10 ml water for egg-wash

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.

Slice both cherry tomatoes and black olives.

Beat the egg with water for the egg-wash.

Tip: an alternative to egg-wash is to mix water and oil.

Desalt anchovies by drying them with a kitchen paper, chop or halve them.

Take puff pastry out of the fridge, cut a 2cm border around the edge of the puff pastry, prick its bottom within the margin, so it won’t swollen too much during baking.
Place it on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.

Tip: we haven’t add any salt since the ingredients are already pretty tasty.

Add the ham slice, scatter over grated cheese and all the other ingredients, brush the edges of the puff pastry, add dried oregano and bake for about 20-25 mins.

Allow it to cool down a bit, then serve.