½ - 1tspFermented Chilli Paste or Chilli Flakesadjust to taste
30gramsGrated Parmesan
½tspSalt
1tspGround Pepper
Ricotta & Onion Layers
3French ShallotsSliced and caramelise in frypan on low heat with a little butter and oil until tender and golden sweet.
100gramsRicotta
2clovesGarlicCrushed
½tspsalt
1tspGround Pepper
Tomato & Potato Layer
1-2TomatoesSliced very thinly
1PotatoSliced very thinly
1tbspOlive Oil
1tspDried Thyme
½tspsalt
1tspGround Pepper
60gramsCrumbed Feta
Other
1tbspPine Nuts
1EggLightly Beaten
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 200°C
Pastry
Add all the pastry ingredients except water and rub the butter with your fingertips into the flour mixture. You can use a food processor but be careful not to overwork.
Add 1 - 4 tsp of iced cold water to bring pastry together into a ball
It is a very sticky pastry which creates the beautiful flaky layers
Form into a ball, wrap and place in the fridge for an hour.
Remove from fridge and either place on a lightly floured piece of baking paper or a silicon baking sheet. This is very important as the pastry is very flaky and we need the sheet or paper in place to assemble.
Gently roll out your pastry to about 28 cm round
Filling
Mix the ricotta, garlic, salt and pepper and then spread over the pastry leaving a 2 cm edge
Spread over the caramelised shallots to form another layer
Place the thinly sliced tomato, potato, oil, herbs and seasoning in a bowl and gently coat before arranging in alternate overlapping layers on top of the shallots
Around the edge of your galette slice every 8 cms and curl your crust up over the edge of your toppings to seal. Slighly overlap to form the edge.
Crumble your feta on-top and coat edge with egg then place in your oven for 45 Minutes
On removing from oven sprinkle with pine nuts and allow to cool slightly on tray
To remove your galette from the baking paper or silicon sheet use a spatula to gentle slide onto the cooling rack. Once slightly cooled you can slide gently onto a palate for serving. This step is a little challenging as the pastry is very flaky. But is it truly worth the effort of gentle hand!