Chutney Cheese Puff Pastry
These quick and easy Puff Pastry Tarts make a delicious lunch or dinner. So simple and look super impressive! They can be served as appetizers too.
Servings: 9 squares
Ingredients
- 1 sheet Pepperidge farm puff pastry or Wholefoods 365
- 2 boiled potatoes – not too mushy
- 1-2 beetroot boiled
- 10-12 cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/2 bell pepper
- 1 jalapeno- optional
- 3/4 cup green cilantro chutney homemade or store-bought
- 5 cubes Amul cheese or 1 cup of any melting cheese + more for topping
- Chaat masala
- ½ cup micro greens
Instructions
- Thaw puff pastry for half an hour before making this tart. If its still frozen its easier to score. It should not be completely defrosted.
- Pre heat the oven at 400 F. Gently unwrap the puff pastry. Divide puff pastry tart into 9 squares. Put a slight slit on the edges of the individual pieces, not all the way to the bottom. When it bakes, these slits become edges. Using a fork, mark in the middle area.
- In a mixing bowl, take cilantro chutney and grated cheese. Give it a mix. Leave it aside.
- Either you can pre-bake puff pastry squares or directly add chutney mixture and vegetables and bake the whole thing in one go. Either way it works.
- method 1 - If you choose to bake them a little bit first- then bake them for 12 minutes. Remove them from the oven and then add the toppings and bake it for another 15-20 minutes or until it looks golden brown, and cheese is completely melted.
- method 2 - Fill the puff pastry squares, with the green chutney/cheese mixture in the middle. Place one or piece of each vegetable – boiled potatoes, boiled beetroot, cherry tomato, bell pepper, jalapeno and sprinkle it with little bit chaat masala. Add some shredded cheese and bake them for 15-20 minutes in the oven on top shelf until they are baked perfectly golden in color and crisped up.
- Once they are done, remove them on cooling rack. Sprinkle more chaat masala if you like or leave it for people to add on their own. Chaat masala is salty, so be careful.
- Add some micro greens and enjoy. I served it with some potato chips on the side just like Bombay Sandwich.
- Serve them for light lunch or dinner with a side salad. Or as appetizers for gatherings.
Notes
- If the puff pastry has softened up slightly more and is difficult to work with, put the whole tray in the freezer for few minutes until it firms up. Use parchment paper on the bottom of puff pastry.
- You can also add corn to this.