Quick lunch for the kiddies here. The young lady asked if we could have pasty for lunch. I thought this was a fairly strange request. 'What kind of pasty?' I said. 'Just pastry,' she said.
This took about 30 minutes to make, including baking time, so it is a quick one. But I don't think the short preparation time lessens the taste of this little tart.
What you'll need
Served two for lunch
1 piece of short crust pastry, approx 40cm x 30cm
4 cherry tomatoes, thickly sliced
4 rashers of bacon, torn into medium-sized pieces
2 tablespoons cream cheese
4 slices fresh mozzarella (or 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella)
Handful fresh basil, torn
Salt and pepper
What to do
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Roll out the pastry. Hand shape the sides. I basically folded the sides over and pinch the pasty together to make sure it stays put.
Place the pastry into the oven and bake for 15 minutes, until it is golden brown.
Remove the pastry from the oven. Smooth the cream cheese over the base of the pastry. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the base, then the bacon, then the tomato. Place back into the oven for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the bacon is crisped.
Remove from the oven, sprinkle with some fresh basil and serve immediately.
Serve with a side salad if you like or just by itself. Quick and tasty and it fixed the 'pastry' craving of the young lady apparently.
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