Ingredients
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8
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2
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4
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4
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1
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1
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2
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Directions
Little Bistro Starters With Tomato and Pesto, This is really quick and easy to make I had some phyllo today which needed to be used up used a muffin tin, but you can make a lovely little tart if you have small fluted tartlet tins The pesto was homemade Ideally you should have goats cheese (chvre) for this: used pieces of Greek halloumi cheese Don’t use a cheese which will go gummy as it cools Use small ripe tomatoes, so the cross-slices fit into the shells Serve warm rather than hot The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled
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Steps
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Heat Oven to 350 Deg F/180 Deg Celsius |
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Use the Butter to Grease 4 Muffin Cups or Loose-Bottomed Small Tartlet Tins. |
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Open Up the Phyllo Sheets: You Need 4 Sheets, One on Top of the Other. You Might Need Extra Sheets, Depending on Size of Your Phyllo Sheets. Cut Into Squares Large Enough to Fit Into Your Molds. |
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Line the Greased Muffin Cups or Tartlet Tins With the 4-Sheet Thick Phyllo Squares. Push in Gently. It Will Wrinkle at the Sides, of Course; That's the Idea. |
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With Kitchen Scissors, Cut Off the Overhanging Edges of the Phyllo, but not Too Close to the Top. |
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Brush the Phyllo Cups Generously All Over With the Olive Oil. |
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Place a Tablespoon of Pesto in the Bottom of the Phyllo Cups. |
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8
Done
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Top With the Unpeeled 3/4 Inch Thick Tomato Slice, Sliced Crosswise. You Might Find That a Small Tomato (top Cut Off and Cut Into Two, Through the Centre) Yields Two Thick Slices and Fits Neatly Into the Pastry on Top of the Pesto. |
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Sprinkle About 1/4 Teaspoon Sugar and a Tiny Pinch Salt Over Each Tomato Half. |
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Sprinkle Fairly Generously With Pepper. |
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Put the Cheese of Your Choice on Top -- Goats' Cheese (chvre) Really Is Best. |
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Drizzle a Swirl of Virgin Olive Oil Over Each Tartlet. |
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13
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Bake For About 25 - 30 Minutes, or Until Pastry Turns Golden. |
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14
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Serve Warm, not Hot from the Oven. |
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15
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(recipe Can Be Doubled or Tripled). |
