I love puff pastry! Be it sweet or savory, it manages to win my heart each time. The buttery crunchy bite is so amazing that it always makes me ask for more. Swirl them or fold them, make a knot or stuff them, these light flaky warm bites have always been one of my favorites. The smell of a freshly baked pastry is so comforting that it can instantly switch my mood from sad to happy 🙂
Making puff pastry at home was out of the question until I saw the pastry sheets in the frozen section of the grocery store.. where they were rolled and packed neatly. This is what the blogging world is doing to me. I learn something new every day.. a new recipe, a new technique or a new cuisine. How ignorant was I to think that these puff pastries could only be baked in professional bakery shop!
The only downside is the amount of calorie it contains.. makes me feel a little guilty. But a little indulgence once in a while can't be that harmful! Friday evening is all about indulgence for us. Make a nice tall glass of cocktail, put on a nice movie, curl up in the couch and enjoy the evening.
These tartlets with vegetables and pesto sauce are just perfect to go with any drinks. I was not sure how it would turn out and hence, I made in less quantity. Although later, we wished there were more 🙂
Vegetable Tartlets with Pesto Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 frozen puff pastry sheets (5" x 5", each cut into 4 pieces)
- ½ cucumber (thinly sliced)
- 5 radishes (thinly sliced)
- 1 to mato (thinly sliced)
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 400F.
- Place parchment paper on the baking sheet and arrange the pastry sheets on the paper.
- Using a fork, make few holes in the pastry sheets. This will avoid the puffing up of the sheets. For better result, place another baking sheet on top of the pastry sheets.
- Bake the pastry sheet for about 15 minutes.
- In another baking sheet, arrange the vegetables in a uniform layer. Drizzle some oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Let the vegetable roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
Nutrition
While these get baked and roasted, you can make the pesto sauce
Ingredients :
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 4 to 5 pecans (You can use walnuts or pine nuts too)
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbs cream (optional)
- salt
- pepper
Directions :
Add all the ingredients in food processor and grate it to a fine paste.
I like to add a little cream to pesto sauce so that it doesn't taste too pungent. You can totally avoid it.
Arranging the Tartlets
Spread some generous amount of pesto sauce on the baked sheets.
Top it with the roasted vegetable and garnish with some cheese.
Bake it at 375 F for about 15 minutes and serve it warm.
It was absolutely delicious and I am going to make these again sometime SOON! 🙂
Kankana Saxena
Thank you so much for all the visit and the lovely comments 🙂
sonia
Hi Kankana, This is looking absolutely delightful. Loved the new combo of ingredients and the recipe is so nicely made and presented. Saving this recipe of urs and wud love to give ur version a try on the coming weekend. Have a great day….Sonia !!!
Taste Junction
Looks lovely...I too made matar paneer tarts recently and they were so yum!! Seriously an indulgence.
Neha @ All things beautiful...
The recipe looks absolutely delicious...I'm going to try this real soon! I'm glad I found your blog!
Nami @ Just One Cookbook
How cute! I bookmarked this for next potluck or party appetizer! Thanks for sharing this. Looks delicious!
Miriam
This is perfect for my family! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Damaris @Kitchen Corners
long live puff pastry
Tiffany
I love puff pastry toooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! And this is the perfect summer treat!!!
CHeryl and Adam @ pictureperfectmeals.com
It's important to have one day a week when you can just let go and eat anything you want. We do a movie night, too, and anything goes food-wise, sometimes over the top, sometimes, hot dogs and BBQ potato chips! I'm thinking this will be a nice appetizer at our next get together. Lovely , thank you!
tigerfish
You are making more? Share some! 😀
It is like a mouthful popping of delight!
Maria @ Scandifoodie
Yum, I love pesto, this sounds so tasty!
briarrose
Mmmm....pesto and puff pastry....what a great nibble.
Ananda Rajashekar
How simple this would be great as a starter! wow!
Rosa
So pretty and appetizing! Wonderful little nibbles.
Cheers,
Rosa
Katie
What beautiful pictures. I think that the veggies balance out the guilt from the puff pastry. These look fantastic and I bet they are so good. I wanted to invite you to come over and share your recipe at These Chicks Cooked Recipe Spotlight today. Have a great day 🙂
Katie
leaf (the indolent cook)
What an absolutely gorgeous snack! They look so inviting.
Priya Sreeram
loved the cute looking tartlets & the topping on it is a killer ! good one kankana !!
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen
Oh this looks so delicious! I am always looking for ways to use up my garden's radishes since nobody else in my family likes them. 🙂
Suman Singh
These look fantastic..looks very easy to make and sounds delicious!
Joyti
I keep meaning to make my own puff pastry. I usually make shortbread-style pastry...
The tart looks delicious. Very colorful!