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Puttanesca Tart

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20 savoury tarts for easy entertaining (and the simple salad that goes with all of them)

Plonk a seasonal colourful tart on the table, a couple of salads, and let your guests tuck in. Simple!

21 recipes
This savoury tart is inspired by the pantry staple pasta sauce.

Helen Goh's puttanesca tart

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Tomato tarte tatin served with goat's curd and salad leaves.

Karen Martini's tomato tarte tatin with manchego, thyme and dried olives

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Spring quiche: Spinach tart with pine nuts, herbs and three cheeses.

Helen Goh's spinach tart with pine nuts, cheese and herbs

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Andrew McConnell's anchovy, onion and olive tart.

​Pissaladiere (anchovy, onion and olive tart)

  • 2 hrs +
  • Andrew McConnell
Neil Perry's goat's curd tartlets with heirloom tomato salad.

Goat's curd tart with heirloom tomato salad

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Dan Lepard's vegan pea, basil and eggplant tart.

Pea, basil and eggplant vegan tart

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard
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Helen Goh's roasted asparagus and crab quiche recipe.

Roasted asparagus and crab quiche

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Purple heirloom carrots make for a dark and handsome tart.

Carrot and caraway tarte tatin with herbed yoghurt and horseradish

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Sticky pomegranate molasses helps to caramelise the onion, leek and fennel.

Caramelised onion, eschallot, leek and fennel tart with goat's curd

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Frank Camorra's pumpkin and washed-rind cheese tart.

Pumpkin and taleggio cheese tart

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Frank Camorra
This jewel-toned beetroot tarte tatin is as impressive to look at as it is to eat.

Beetroot tarte tatin with rye crust

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
Cheesy, creamy winter comfort food.

Tarte flambee: Cheese, onion and bacon flatbread

  • 2 hrs +
  • Dan Lepard
Cheese and onion tart
EASY

Cheddar and onion tart

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
This cheddar and onion almond tart combines elements of a classic ploughman's platter.
EASY

Cheddar, onion and almond tart with mustard pastry and onion pickle recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Lepard
Adam Liaw's chicken and asparagus tartlette.

Chicken and asparagus tartlette recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Asparagus, pea and buttermilk quiche.
EASY

Asparagus, pea and buttermilk quiche recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Spear carrier: Celebrate asparagus season with this simple tart.

Leek and asparagus galette

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Frank Camorra
Tomato and lemon tart

Tomato and lemon tart

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Onion, gruyere and sour cream tart with smoked mussels and dill.

Onion, gruyere, speck and sour cream tart with smoked mussels

  • 1-2 hrs
Sardine and tomato tart

Sardine and tomato tart

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Winter side of pear, celeriac and walnut salad (right).
EASY

Pear, celeriac and walnut salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry