Elegant Tarragon And Tomato Butter Tea Sandwiches

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
• 300 g ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• fresh tarragon (1 sprig)
• 85 g very soft butter
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 12 slices bread

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a small pan and fry the shallots and garlic until soft.
• 2 add the tomatoes to the shallots with the tarragon. simmer for 15-20 minutes until reduced to a thick pulp.
• 3 press through a sieve and leave to cool. once cold, beat the purée slowly into the softened butter.
• 4 season, and make into sandwiches with the bread. cut into fingers or triangles and serve as part of an afternoon tea, or a picnic lunch!