Bacon, Egg and Roasted Tomato Tart Recipe

This Bacon, Egg and Roasted Tomato Tart is one of our favourite recipes to make, it is fairly quick and easy and is delicious for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can serve it fresh greens or a side salad and make a meal of it, pack it in school and work lunchboxes or keep it in the fridge for an easy snack.

It can be served either hot or cold, and is delicious with a little tomato chutney on the side.

Ingredients

I large sheet of shortcrust pastry (homemade or store-bought)

4 free range eggs

2 rashers of short cut bacon

300ml of pouring cream

1 tablespoon of seeded mustard

1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese

4-6 cherry tomatoes, on the vine 

Basil leaves (to serve)

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C (350F).
2. Line a tart dish with baking paper. Lay the shortcrust pastry in to the tart dish and press to the edges, trim any excess pastry off.
3. Use a fork and prick the base of the pastry case. Lay another sheet of baking paper on top, fill with pastry weights (dried rice or beans also work fine) and blind bake the pastry case for approximately 20 minutes until slightly golden.
4. Remove tart case from oven and allow to cool.
5. While the tart base is blind baking, add cream, 1 egg, mustard and Parmesan cheese a bowl and combine well, seasoning with salt and pepper.
6. Fill the tart base with the cream mix and lay the bacon rashers and tomatoes on top.
7. Crack in three whole eggs and bake in oven for approximately 20-25 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and serve. Enjoy! 

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