Pepper And Ham Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 9 ounces bought shortcrust pastry
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (230 g) can chopped tomatoes, drained
• 4 ounces wafer thin ham
• 1/4 cup black olives (optional)
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*f.
• 2 line a 9 inch loose bottomed flan tin with pastry.
• 3 bake blind (line with parchment paper and fill with beans) for 15 minutes.
• 4 remove paper and beans and cook for 5 minutes longer.
• 5 fry the onions, garlic and rd pepper inthe oil for 4 minutes until softened.
• 6 cool slightly.
• 7 lower the oven temperature to 375*f.
• 8 tip the onion mixture and tomatoes into the pastry case.
• 9 ruffle the ham between the vegetables.
• 10 if using olives, scatter on top.
• 11 beat the eggs and milk together, season, then pour into case.
• 12 bake for 25 to 30 minutes until set.