Torta caprese
- 09.03.2017
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Detailed step-by-step description of how to cook the dish "Torta caprese". Try it by all means
Recipe «Torta caprese» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 x 175g block puff pastry, 1 egg, beaten, 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, 3 buffalo mozzarella or 4 bocconcini, 125g onion marmalade* , Extra virgin olive oil, Fresh basil leaves, torn .
Ingredients:
- 1 x 175g block puff pastry
- 1 egg, beaten
- 4 vine-ripened tomatoes
- 3 buffalo mozzarella or 4 bocconcini
- 125g onion marmalade*
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Fresh basil leaves, torn
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to a 30 x 15cm rectangle. Transfer to tray and brush with beaten egg. Use a fork to prick the surface. Place pastry in the fridge for 10 minutes to chill (chilling the pastry helps prevent shrinkage).
- Cook pastry on the middle shelf of the oven for 20-25 minutes until slightly risen and golden brown. The pastry can be cooked in advance and kept at room temperature until ready to serve.
- Just before you are ready to serve, slice tomatoes and mozzarella into 1/2cm slices.
- Spread onion marmalade over the top of the pastry - it will crumble and crack a bit. Alternate tomatoes and mozzarella in two lines over the marmalade and drizzle with the oil. Return to oven and bake for no more than 5 minutes to heat through.
- Garnish with basil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Onion marmalade: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan over low heat and add 3 large sliced onions. Cook for 10 minutes or until soft. Increase heat to medium and cook until onions start to brown. Add 1/4 cup verjuice* or water and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. Cook until the liquid has been absorbed. Add 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons redcurrant jelly and cook until the mixture is a soft, jam-like consistency.