Tomato and olive tarts
Torte salate di pomodori e olive
► MAKES 6 individual tarts
► PREPARATION 10 minutes, plus 30 minutes resting
► BAKING 20 minutes
These polenta crust pizzas are delicious, crunchy and easy – and very impressive visually. A perfect snack, especially if you are short on time.
• 180g Italian ‘00’ flour, plus extra for dusting
• 80g polenta/cornmeal
• 105g cold, unsalted butter
• 105g ricotta
• 1 large free-range egg yolk
FOR THE TOPPING
• 400g can plum tomatoes
• 12-16 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
• 200g goats’ cheese
• handful of black olives, stoned
• extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• fresh basil leaves, to garnish
For the pastry, put everything into a