Preparation Time
30 minutes
Serves
6
Nutrition
N/A
Puree
Blend the aubergine, tomatoes and red pepper until smooth
Finger Food
Your toddler will love the flaky, crunchy texture of the pastry, and picking the vegetable chunks out of the casing.
Ingredients
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Hazlenut oil or olive oil, for brushing
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4 large sheets of filo pastry
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1 small aubergine, sliced into 2cm rounds
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18 cherry tomatoes
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1 large red pepper, halved and deseeded
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1 tbsp capers
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6 Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
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A few basil leaves, shredded
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Sea salt flakes and pepper
These tasty tartlets are simple but look really impressive when served as a starter or a light lunch
1. Preheat the oven to 160oC, gas mark 3. Lightly oil six fluted metal tartlet tins.
2. Cut the filo pastry into 24 13cm/5” squares. Lightly brush four squares with oil. Sprinkle with a tiny pinch of salt.
3. Stack the squares on top of each other, rotating so that the corners are offset like the petals of a flower.
4. Place the stack in a tartlet tin, pressing well into the edge. Repeat with the remaining squares.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 7-8 minutes, until golden. Remove from the oven and keep warm. Preheat the grill to high.
6. Place the aubergine, tomatoes and red pepper cut-side down on a roasting tray. Lightly brush the aubergine slices with oil. Place under the preheated grill for 10-12 minutes, or until the red pepper and tomatoes are slightly blackened and the aubergine is golden.
7. Cut the aubergine into bite sized chunks. Remove the skin from the pepper. Cut the flesh into small squares.
8. Carefully remove the pastry cases from the tins and fill with the vegetables including the capers, olives and basil leaves. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
Vegetarian Step-by-Step
Recipe from Vegetarian Step-by-Step, part of Parragon Books’ range of Love Food cookbooks