Weekend Foodie: This colourful tart with a heart makes a perfect picnic partner

IN the last couple of weeks, with the advent of ‘staycations’, I’ve been noticing the amount of camper-vans on the roads. I’m suffering serious campervan envy, because its always been my dream vehicle if I ever win the lotto!
Ingredients (serves 4)
2 rashers smoked or green bacon, rinded and chopped Oil and butter for cooking 100g mushrooms, wiped and sliced 6-8 cherry tomatoes, halved 3 fresh free range eggs 300mls cream Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp grated mature cheddar, plus extra for topping
Method
Place pastry ingredients in a bowl and whizz to form a ball. Wrap in film, refrigerate for 20 minutes or till firm enough to roll out.
Fry bacon crisp in a non-stick frying pan with a splash of oil. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.
Add mushrooms to frying pan with a knob of butter and cook till browned. Add tomatoes to just soften slightly. Remove and cool completely.
Roll out pastry to fit a 20cm fluted loose bottomed greased quiche tin. Line tin and trim edges. Roll up any excess pastry and freeze for another time.
Prick base of pastry with a fork without piercing right through.
Line with greaseproof and baking beans and bake blind at Gas 5 375F 190C for 10 minutes or until pastry is beginning to firm up. Remove greaseproof and baking beans Beat eggs with cream and season. Stir in the cheese.
Arrange bacon and veggies in the base of the pastry case.
Pour over egg mix and scatter over the chives. Sprinkle top with extra grated cheese.
Return to oven to bake for 20 minutes or until set and golden.
Remove from oven and cool completely before transporting.
ELDERFLOWER AND MINT MARINATED STRAWBERRIES
Ingredients (serves 4)
500g strawberries, hulled and rinsed 3 tbsp elderflower cordial Squeeze of lemon juice Few fresh mint leaves, torn
Method
Pat strawberries dry then halve and place in a bowl.
Add elderflower cordial, lemon juice and mint leaves and toss through.
Leave for at least 15 minutes before eating.
Serve with cream.