Recipes by Barbara Northwood

Tomato and Ham Tarts

Aug 16 03:50pm
Ingredients
  • 200g thin asparagus spears, trimmed, coarsely chopped
  • 3 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 125g cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
  • 300g thinly sliced smoked ham, chopped
  • 1/2 x 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 1/2 tblsps olive oil
  • Rocket Salad
  • 2 tblsps olive oil
  • 2 tsps balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 120g baby rocket
  • Parmesan, to serve
Method
1 Add asparagus to a large pan of boiling salted water. Boil for about 1 minute or until just tender. Drain asparagus, rinse under cold water. Drain well.

2 Using a plate or bowl 14cm in diameter, cut out 2 rounds from each sheet of pastry. Prick pastry rounds all over with a fork.

3 Blend cream cheese with lemon pepper seasoning. Spread 1 tblsp of mixture in the centre of each round, leaving a 2.5cm border around the edge of the pastry. Top with cooked asparagus, ham and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil.

4 Cook in hot oven (200C) for about 15 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden.

5 To make rocket salad, combine olive oil, vinegar and seasoning in a screw-top jar and shake well. Combine rocket and dressing in a medium bowl. Top with shaved parmesan cheese.

6 Serve tarts with rocket salad.

Hint: Cooked sliced turkey or pork can be substituted for the ham in this recipe.

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