RICE AND VEGETABLE TARTE TATIN

- Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas5; heat the sunflower oil with 1 tbsp of the olive oil and fry the aubergine slices for 4-5 minutes on each side; drain on kitchen paper
- Add the pepper strips to the oil remaining in the pan, turning them to coat; cover the pan and sweat the peppers over a moderately high heat for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pepper strips are soft and flecked with brown
- Slice two of the tomatoes and set them aside; plunge the remaining tomatoes briefly into boiling water, then peel them, cut them into quarters and remove the core and seeds; chop the tomato flesh roughly
- Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan and fry the onions and garlic for 3-4 minutes until softened; then add the chopped tomatoes and cook for a few minutes until softened; stir in the wine and basil, with black pepper to taste; bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and stir in the cooked rice and black olives
- Arrange the tomato slices, aubergine slices and peppers in a single layer on the base of a 30cm, shallow ovenproof dish; spread the rice mixture on top
- Roll out the pastry to a circle slightly larger than the diameter of the dish and place on top of the rice, tucking the overlap down inside the dish
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the pastry is golden and risen; cool slightly then invert the tart on to a large, warmed serving plate, serve in slices