Pastry squares with goat’s cheese, pesto and tomato

Name: Pastry squares with goat’s cheese, pesto and tomato
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry; 75g soft goat’s cheese; 120g fresh green or red pesto sauce; 20 cherry tomatoes, a mixture of; red and yellow, halved; Small fresh basil leaves, to garnish

Published: 31 Dec 04
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

These pastry squares with goat’s cheese, pesto and tomato make moreish snacks or canapés. The recipe uses ready-rolled puff pastry so all the hard work is already done for you.

Makes 20
Ready in 30 min

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Ingredients

375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
75g soft goat’s cheese
120g fresh green or red pesto sauce
20 cherry tomatoes, a mixture of
red and yellow, halved
Small fresh basil leaves, to garnish

Method

Preheat the oven to 200_C/fan180_C/ gas 6. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
Unroll the pastry and cut into 20 squares, each measuring 5cm. Place these on the baking trays, then top each with a little goat’s cheese, 1/2 teaspoon pesto and 2 cherry tomato halves. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is cooked, crisp and pale golden. Push any tomatoes that have fallen off back onto the pastries and transfer them to serving trays.
Serve hot or cold, garnished with fresh basil leaves.

Recipe from January 2005 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 114kcals
Fat: 8.6g (2.9g saturated)
Protein: 2.2g
Carbohydrates: 7.8g (0.6g sugar)
Salt: 0.2g

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