RECIPE DETAILS
HEIRLOOM TOMATO TART
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Serves: 8
A delicious appetizer or side dish, featuring colorful heirloom tomatoes with a fresh herbal finish.
Ingredients
FOR THE CRUST:
1/2 c. (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut in 8 pieces
5 T. ice water
1 large egg yolk
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
FOR THE FILLING:
3 T. Dijon mustard
4 oz. combined Jarlsberg and Havarti cheese, shredded
1 1/2 lbs. assorted heirloom tomatoes, sliced thin
1 t. coarse kosher salt
1 T. Calivirgin Bountiful Basil Olive Oil
1 T. fresh basil, chiffonade
To Prepare
To prepare crust, add butter to bowl of food processor. Coarse chop using on/off switch. Add water, egg yolk and salt. Process until just combined. Add flour and process until dough just starts to form a ball, about 4 seconds. Form into disc and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. If desired, dough can be frozen until ready to use.
Roll out dough on well-floured surface, to 1/8 inch thickness. Transfer to 9 inch diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Ease dough into edges with fingers. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 400°. Spread mustard over prepared crust. top with shredded cheese. Arrange tomato slices, overlapping each slice, to cover tart surface. Bake tart on foil lined sheet pan for 40-45 minutes, until edges are golden. When tart is done, remove from oven, sprinkle with coarse kosher salt and finish with a drizzle of Calivirgin Basil Olive Oil and fresh basil. Allow to cool 10 minutes before removing from tart pan.
To Serve
Serve warm or room temperature.
Pair with Delaporte Sancerre.
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