St. Peter's Window Tartlets
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TypeSide dish
Serves4 people
DateOctober 17, 2026
Festive puff pastry tartlets as St. Peter's window, with tomatoes as open panes for the Pope.
Puff pastry tartlets with a round ricotta-spinach filling, styled as the iconic St. Peter's Square window. Four halved cherry tomatoes form the open window, symbolizing the Pope’s return. A festive side dish celebrating his recovery and public reappearance.
Ingredients
- 1 roll fresh puff pastry
- 250 g ricotta
- 150 g fresh spinach
- 2 eggs
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic
- 50 g grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Cut 4 large circles (about 12 cm diameter) from the puff pastry and place on a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Briefly sauté the spinach with olive oil and garlic until wilted. Drain and chop coarsely.
- Mix ricotta, spinach, 1 egg, Parmesan, salt, and pepper into a filling.
- Spread the filling on the pastry circles, leaving a 1 cm border.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes. Place four halves in a cross on each tart, as an open window.
- Beat the second egg and brush the pastry edges.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Let cool slightly and serve warm.
Serving notes
- Arrange the tartlets on a large platter to showcase the 'windows'.
- Garnish with fresh basil for extra color.