A quick and easy recipe for shortcrust pastry. You can make it by hand or in a food processor.

Ingredients

  • 125g plain flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 55g butter, cubed
  • 2-3 tbsp cold water
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
  • black olive tapenade

Preparation method

  1. Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and add the cubes of butter.
  2. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until you have a mixture that resembles coarse breadcrumbs with no large lumps of butter remaining.
  3. Wrap the dough in clingfilm and chill for 10-15 minutes before using.
  4. Roll the dough into a circle and spread in into a baking tin
  5. Spread tapenade thinly
  6. Add tomatoes cut in halves
  7. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the tart for 15 minutes on the bottom heat setting and 15 minutes on full-oven heat .
  8. Serve warm or cold as an aperitif. It goes perfectly with a glass of rose Cote de Provence.