The idea for this came from watching pizza man Chris Bianco put loads of thinly sliced lemon on top of his ciabatta. I thought the same thing would work with a tart. This tart is fresh, the richness of the pastry is countered by the zip of lemon, the sweetness of onion and the pep of green chilli and it's rounded out with the bite of the cheddar. It's also a very friendly recipe that looks like it took a lot longer to make than it did. I've doubled this to feed a crowd.
The pastry has a very quick and fuss free pre-bake to make sure it's crisp, then it's topped with the cheddar, onion, lemon and chilli. It's essentially an assembly of a dish. You need to use a cold baking tray at the start so char the pastry holds its nice layers when it gees into the oven.
This recipe is an extract from Easy Wins: 12 flavour hits, 125 delicious recipes, 365 days of good eating by Anna Jones (Published by 4th Estate on 14th March, £28). Photography by Matt Russell.
Next, why not try more tart recipes from the House & Garden recipe archive?
