Tarts à la carte! Three festive recipes for vegan meals

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Cherry tomato and balsamic vinegar tatin, easy zucchini tart and pissaladière! With these three recipes from Terroir vegan. 80 recettes gourmandes et végétales à base des meilleurs produits de nos régions ("Terroir vegan. 80 gourmet plant-based recipes using the best produce from our regions") by Aude Richard, picnics in the woods, lunches at the office or dinners at home will be a sunny feast!

Serves 4 to 6

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Preheat the oven to 180°C

In a frying pan, or directly in the tart tin (22 cm in diameter) if possible, make the balsamic vinegar caramel: heat the sugar, balsamic vinegar and margarine over medium heat, without stirring, to caramelize.

Pour the caramel into the tin (it doesn't matter if it solidifies).

Sprinkle a pinch of thyme over the bottom of the tin. Arrange the whole cherry tomatoes over the entire surface.

Place the puff pastry on top, tucking the edges of the pastry between the tin and the cherry tomatoes. Make a small cross with a knife in the middle of the pastry to allow the steam to escape. Bake for 30 minutes on the middle rack.

Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a plate (beware of burns!).

Eat cold or warm with a little arugula.

Serves 4

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 30 to 35 minutes

Ingredients:

For the shortcrust pastry :

For the garnish :

Preheat oven to 180°C

Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl, then add the oil. Start mixing so that all the flour is coated, then gradually pour in 6 to 7 cl of water and knead until a homogeneous ball forms.

Roll out the pastry and line a tart tin. Bake the pastry for 5 minutes in a hot oven.

Cut the zucchini into thin slices. Mix the cream and chickpea flour in a bowl until smooth and lump-free. Stir in zucchini slices.

Season with salt and pepper and add the herb mixture.

Pour over the pre-cooked pastry and bake for 25-30 minutes.