Goats Cheese, Plum & Walnut Tarts

Mon, 12 December 2022

1. Preheat oven to 220°c. 

2. Place the pastry sheets on top of each other and press together. Using an 11cm round cutter (cup/mug), cut out 4 rounds. Using an 8.5cm round cutter (smaller than the first one), gently score a circle in the centre of each pastry round. Prick the centre of the pastry disks with a fork and top each with a round of cheese and sprinkle with thyme and pepper. Place the pastries on to a large oven tray lined with greaseproof paper. Cook for 16–18 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. 

3. While the tarts are cooking, let's prepare the rest. Grab a pan and place on a medium heat. Once hot add the walnuts and toast in the dry heat for 2 minutes or until golden. Remove from the heat and chop the nuts up into a crumble. In a saucepan combine the plum sauce, sugar and vinegar and simmer over a high heat for 2 minutes. 

4. Remove the tarts from the oven and I like to place these on a sharing board. Drizzle the plum sauce over the tarts and sprinkle with the walnut crumb. Finish with some watercress or rocket