Sausage Onion and Tomato Tart
Ingredients
Pastry
100g(4oz) plain flour
100g(4oz) self-raising flour
100g(4oz) vegetable margarine
pinch of salt
75ml /3 floz cold water
(or just buy Jus-Rol shortcrust ready made pastry from most supermarkets)
Filling
2tbspn sunflower/olive oil
6 veggie sausages
2 medium onions
100g/4oz mushrooms chopped
1 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
2 tspn bouquet garni or mixed herbs
salt and black pepper
Method
1. Make the pastry by sieving both flours into a large bowl (or use ready made pastry). Add the pinch of salt.
2. Place the margarine into the centre of the flour, coat in the flour and then break it into smaller pieces. Rub the margarine gently into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. Add the water gradually util you have a moist but not sticky dough.
4. Cover and place in the fridge while you make the filling.
5. Preheat the oven to 375F/190 C/Gas mark 5.
6. Chop the sausages into thick pieces (let them defrost first if frozen). Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the sausages. Fry them for a few minutes, turning frequently until cooked through. Remove them from the frying pan, put to one side.
7. Gently cook the onions in the frying pan (add a touch more oil if needed) until the pan is full of separated caramelised rings. Add the mushrooms and herbs and cook until the mushrooms are a light golden brown.
8. Remove from the heat and add the tomatoes, sausages, salt and pepper. Mix through gently.
9. Grease a 10" flan dish.
10. Flour a work surface then remove the pastry dough from the fridge and knead gently.
11. Roll out on the floured surface into a large circle, about 2-3 in bigger than the base of the flan dish.
12. Lift up the pastry gently and carefully place it into the dish. Ease the pastry down around the inside rim, then splay over the edges. Roll the rolling pin over the top of the flan dish so that you have a perfectly neat pastry case. Trim the edges.
13. Spoon the filling into the pastry case, pat down gently and smooth out evenly.
14. Bake in the centre of the oven for 40 minutes.