Pumpkin & Scamorza Tart
Simona Mirto
A scrumptious pumpkin and smokey scamorza cheese tart
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
- 1 1 Round Ready Made Puff Pastry Roll
- 500 g Roasted Pumpkin
- 250 g Ricotta
- 250 g Scamorza
- 1 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Small Bunch Fresh Rosemary
- 2 Pinches Fresh Thyme and Sage
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Slice your pumpkin into 4mm slices, sprinkle with the Thyme and Sage, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and roast for 30 mins at 180 C
Mix the ricotta with parmesan and salt and pepper
Unroll the puff pastry in a pan with the baking paper.
Add the ricotta and a layer of sliced scamorza
Create a circle of pumpkin and in between each slice sprinkle chopped rosemary and a few small cubes of scamorza
Bake in a preheated oven of 180C for 15 minutes
Remove from the oven and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the pumpkin
Put back into the oven for another 15 minutes until the cheese and pastry have browned
Remove from oven leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving
Keyword Autumn, pumpkin, tart, scamorza