Caprese Pesto Tarts

By: Instant Pot Culinary Team

Caprese Pesto Tarts
cuisine icon Course
Breakfast
cuisine icon Difficulty
Easy
cuisine icon Duration
30-60 min
cuisine icon Cooking Technique
Instant Vortex Air Fryer
cuisine icon Keywords
(50 g) blue cheese, 30-60 min, 4 servings, basil pesto -¼ for spreading on the puff pastry, breakfast, brunch, burrata cheese, cheese, cherry mixed tomatoes, chili flakes or more, chopped, cook 20 min, easy, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh basil, fresh oregano, fresh thyme, freshly ground black pepper, garlic cloves, Instant Pot Culinary Team, instant vortex air fryer, kosher salt, minced, onion, optional: 2milk or egg wash, pastry, prep 15 min, puff pastry, roughly chopped, small diced, tart, thawed, vortex air fryer

prep icon Prep Time
15 min
cook icon Cook Time
20 min

serving icon Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cups cherry mixed tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tbsp onion, small diced
  • ¼ tsp chili flakes or more
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup old cheddar (50 g) blue cheese
  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • ½ cup basil pesto -¼ for spreading on the puff pastry
  • tbsp Optional: 2milk or egg wash
  • 8 burrata cheese
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil, roughly chopped
Instructions
  • In a bowl, toss together the olive oil, tomatoes, thyme, oregano, garlic, onion, chilli flakes, salt, and pepper.
  • Lay the pastry, together with the baking parchment it comes with, onto a cutting board or countertop. Using a knife, cut each sheet of puff pastry into four squares. Score a 0.5-cm border around the edge of each one with a sharp knife .
  • Prick the puff pastry all over with a fork except the outer edges, and then brush the outer edges with egg or milk if you are using it.
  • Spread each square with a tbsp of pesto, leaving the outer edge alone.
  • Sprinkle the cheese over the pesto.
  • Arrange the tomatoes over the cheese.
  • Select "Air Fry," set the temperature to 400 °F, and the timer to 10 Minutes. Press Start.
  • Once the air fryer is preheated, open the air fryer basket and place the two pastries carefully into the basket.
  • Ignore it and continue to cook once the air fryer shows the "Turn Food" sign.
  • Once the cooking cycle is done, remove the tarts and follow the same steps with the remaining tarts.
  • Break the burrata over the warm tomatoes, then a tablespoon over the pesto and fresh basil on each tart. Enjoy!
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