Vegetarian Puff Pastry Tart
Aug 03, 2015, Updated Jan 02, 2018
Loaded with veggies, this Vegetarian Puff Pastry Tart is easy to whip up and high on flavors!
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Easy recipes, we all seem to love them. And why not? It all makes perfect sense. If you can create something delicious with readily available ingredients and without any complicated steps then that recipe is always a winner in my book. A lot of my favorite easy recipes come from puff pastry. Isn’t it a magical thing?! I sure thing it is! There’s so much you can do with it. Sweet or savory, everything comes together quickly and easily.
Last weekend, I didn’t feel like cooking an elaborate Indian meal and so there was puff pastry to my rescue again. I used it to make this vegetarian puff pastry tart for our weekend brunch. Loaded with veggies, olive and topped with parmesan cheese, this tart definitely made our weekend a lot more flavorful!
This vegetarian tart has eggplant, red onion, pepper and my favorite Olives!
Look at this gorgeous and color tart! So perfect for summer!
The flavors in this tart come together so well. All you need to do it dice the veggies and thaw your puff pastry. While the puff pastry is getting thawed, cook the eggplants till they are little soft. And that’s it then you just dump everything on the puff pastry, top it with black olives and bake. You get this gorgeous vegetarian tart ready to be devoured in literally no time.
Method
Heat 2-3 teaspoons of oil on medium heat in a pan. Once the oil is hot, add the diced eggplant.
Cook for 5-6 minutes till the eggplant is softened. Remove from heat and set aside.
Thaw your frozen puff pastry sheet and roll it. Leaving an inch border from all sides, prick the rest of the puff pastry with a fork. This way the center won’t rise up while baking while the edges will. Transfer puff pastry sheet to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone mat.
Add the cooked eggplant, red onion and bell peppers in the center. Do not add the toppings on the edges.
Add parmesan cheese and California Black Ripe Olives on top. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.
Bake at 400 F degrees for 15-20 minutes or till the tart is nice golden brown in color.
Remove from oven, sprinkle some chopped basil on top and serve immediately!
* I used a little less than 1/2 cup of cheese but you can use the full 1/2 cup or even more!
Vegetarian Puff Pastry Tart
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry sheet [9×9] thawed and rolled
- 1 eggplant medium, around ¾-1 cup diced
- ½ cup red onion diced
- ½ cup pepper diced [i used mix of yellow, red and orange]
- 2 tablespoons olives [I used california black ripe olives]
- ½ cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 2-3 teaspoons vegetable oil
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- fresh basil to garnish
Instructions
- Heat 2-3 teaspoons of oil on medium heat in a pan. Once the oil is hot, add the diced eggplant.
- Cook for 5-6 minutes till the eggplant is softened. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Thaw your frozen puff pastry sheet and roll it. Leaving an inch border from all sides, prick the rest of the puff pastry with a fork. This way the center won’t rise up while baking while the edges will.
- Transfer puff pastry sheet to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Add the cooked eggplant, red onion and bell peppers in the center. Do not add the toppings on the edges.
- Add parmesan cheese and California Black Ripe Olives on top. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake at 400 F degrees for 15-20 minutes or till the tart is nice golden brown in color.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle some chopped basil on top and serve immediately!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Vegetarian Puff Pastry Tart
Thank you Kelley, it was wonderful!
wowzer! I love the idea of a puff pastry tart like this, I usually make small things. I must give this a go!
Thanks Nagi!
Thank you Marcie! Black olives were so good here!
Thanks Kristi! 🙂
Wow such vibrant colours.. Looks beautiful and delicious puff pastry tart.
Thank you Rachna!
Thank you Harriet!
Thank you Sarah!
Thank you Anu!
Thanks Cyndi, I love all the veggies too!!
Thanks Danielle!
Thanks Ami, agree on the puff pastry!
I can’t get over how amazing this tart looks Manali! so bright and colorful.. I love black olives and the whole eggplant and olives combination sounds so good.. Can’t wait to try this tart.. 🙂
Thank you Arpita, it was indeed quite delicious! 🙂
This looks so delicious, Manali!! 🙂 What a great combo!
Thanks Sina!
Thank you Mir! 🙂 Puff pastry is just awesome!
No problem Padma 🙂 and thank you so much!
Thank you Savita, I have to say this tart turned out way better than I expected it to!
Me too, puff pastry is hard to resist! Thanks Kelly!
I know right? Thanks Medha!
Thank you Alice, you will love it!
Thanks Jen! Yeah I love how colorful it is!
Thank you Mira 🙂
Yes it’s so colorful 🙂 Thanks Dannii!
Hi Shweta, I’m good 🙂 Arey yaar why would I hate you? lol…You are so busy and still take out time to visit and comment, that itself is a very big thing 🙂 Thank you so much and hope things are better for you at work? I will email you about the new home!
Thanks Angie!