Vegan roasted vegetable tart recipe
 This simple vegetable tart is packed with a mix of thyme-roasted Mediterranean vegetables and finished with vegan salad cheese and sundried tomatoes for extra sunshine flavour. 2 red onions, sliced into rings 3 red peppers, cut into quarters 3 yellow peppers, cut into quarters3 Portobello mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 3 garlic cloves, crushed 4 tbsp olive oil2 aubergines, sliced2 courgettes, sliced200ml/7fl oz balsamic vinegar 50–100g/1¾–3½oz soft light brown sugar 12 sun-dried tomatoes, rehydrated in boiling water and drained500g/1lb 2oz vegan ready-rolled puff pastry maple syrup, for brushingplant-based milk, for brushing100g/3½oz plant-based salad cheese, diced 2 bunches fresh basil, leaves picked 2 red onions, sliced into rings 3 red peppers, cut into quarters 3 yellow peppers, cut into quarters 3 Portobello mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 3 garlic cloves, crushed 4 tbsp olive oil 2 aubergines, sliced 2 courgettes, sliced 200ml/7fl oz balsamic vinegar 50–100g/1¾–3½oz soft light brown sugar 12 sun-dried tomatoes, rehydrated in boiling water and drained 500g/1lb 2oz vegan ready-rolled puff pastry maple syrup, for brushing plant-based milk, for brushing 100g/3½oz plant-based salad cheese, diced 2 bunches fresh basil, leaves picked Method Place the onions, peppers, mushrooms, thyme and garlic in a roasting tin and drizzle over the oil. Stir to coat the vegetables in the oil and then roast for 30 minutes until soft and blistered. In a dry griddle pan, grill the aubergine and courgette strips on both sides until cooked through. You may need to do this in batches. Heat the balsamic vinegar and sugar together in a small saucepan until the sugar has dissolved. Put the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and pour over the balsamic. Leave to steep until cold. Lay the sheet of pastry on a lined baking sheet and score a 1cm border around the edge. Arrange all the cooked vegetables in the centre of the pastry, up to the edge of the border.Bush the pastry edge with a little maple syrup and plant milk and roast for 20–25 minutes until golden and risen. Once removed from the oven top with the cheese, basil leaves and the sundried tomatoes. Cut into slices and serve. Place the onions, peppers, mushrooms, thyme and garlic in a roasting tin and drizzle over the oil. Stir to coat the vegetables in the oil and then roast for 30 minutes until soft and blistered. Place the onions, peppers, mushrooms, thyme and garlic in a roasting tin and drizzle over the oil. Stir to coat the vegetables in the oil and then roast for 30 minutes until soft and blistered. In a dry griddle pan, grill the aubergine and courgette strips on both sides until cooked through. You may need to do this in batches. In a dry griddle pan, grill the aubergine and courgette strips on both sides until cooked through. You may need to do this in batches. Heat the balsamic vinegar and sugar together in a small saucepan until the sugar has dissolved. Put the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and pour over the balsamic. Leave to steep until cold. Heat the balsamic vinegar and sugar together in a small saucepan until the sugar has dissolved. Put the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and pour over the balsamic. Leave to steep until cold. Lay the sheet of pastry on a lined baking sheet and score a 1cm border around the edge. Arrange all the cooked vegetables in the centre of the pastry, up to the edge of the border. Lay the sheet of pastry on a lined baking sheet and score a 1cm border around the edge. Arrange all the cooked vegetables in the centre of the pastry, up to the edge of the border. Bush the pastry edge with a little maple syrup and plant milk and roast for 20–25 minutes until golden and risen. Bush the pastry edge with a little maple syrup and plant milk and roast for 20–25 minutes until golden and risen. Once removed from the oven top with the cheese, basil leaves and the sundried tomatoes. Cut into slices and serve. Once removed from the oven top with the cheese, basil leaves and the sundried tomatoes. Cut into slices and serve.