Basil & olive scones with sweet tomato chutney
Serves 11, Ready in 35 minutes
Vegan
The tomato chutney adds a sweet touch to these savoury scones
Ingredients
- 50g dairy-free spread, plus extra for greasing
- 200g Co-op self-raising white flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp finely chopped basil
- 25g sundried tomatoes, chopped
- 25g drained Co-op pitted black hojiblanca olives
- ½ tsp English mustard
For the chutney:
- 25g dairy-free spread
- ½ small onion, thinly sliced
- 3 medium tomatoes, skinned and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbsp Co-op balsamic vinegar of Modena
- 2 tbsp Co-op Fairtrade demerara cane sugar
- 2 tbsp basil leaves, torn
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7
- Grease and line a large baking tray
- Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large bowl and rub in the dairy-free spread
- Stir in the basil, tomatoes and olives
- Mix the mustard with 100ml cold water, then add and combine to make a fairly soft dough
- Knead lightly and roll out to a thickness of 2.5cm
- Using a 6cm pastry cutter, cut the dough into rounds and place on the baking tray
- Bake for about 12 minutes, then cool on a wire rack
- For the chutney, heat the spread in a small pan and gently fry the onion for 5 mins, until soft
- Add the tomatoes and garlic and cook for a few minutes, then add the vinegar and sugar
- Season, stir well, and simmer for 4 mins, until the tomatoes have softened and the liquid reduced
- Remove from heat and mix in the basil leaves
- Serve the scones warm, with the chutney on the side