RECIPE: I saw this on Martha's show and it looked delish. REC: Tomato Tart

RECIPE:

dawn_mo

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The recipe doesn't credit the chef that was on the show, and I cannot remember who it was, but it looked wonderful. It used yellow and red tomatoes alternating in a spiral, with roast garlic spread on the bottom of the tart. I cannot wait to try this.

Tomato Tart

Serves 8

1 head garlic

3 tablespoons olive oil

All-purpose flour, for dusting

1/2 recipe Pâte Brisée

2 ounces Italian fontina cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup)

1 1/2 pounds firm but ripe tomatoes (4 medium), cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Place garlic on a piece of aluminum foil. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Wrap to enclose garlic in foil, and place on a small baking sheet. Bake until soft and golden brown and the tip of a knife easily pierces the flesh, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven; set aside. Raise oven temperature to 450°. When garlic is cool enough to handle, using either your hands or the dull end of a large knife, squeeze the cloves out of their skins and into a small bowl; mash with a fork, and set aside. Discard the papery skins.

2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/8-inch-thick circle, about 12 inches in diameter. With a dry pastry brush, brush off the excess flour; roll the dough around the rolling pin, and lift it over a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Line the pan with the dough, pressing it into the corners. Trim the dough so that it is flush with the edges; transfer to the refrigerator to chill, about 30 minutes.

3. Spread roasted garlic evenly on the chilled crust. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Arrange the tomatoes on top of the cheese, in an overlapping circular pattern. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, and drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Transfer to oven. Reduce temperature to 400°, and bake until crust is golden and tomatoes are soft but still retain their shape, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool for 20 minutes, and serve warm.

http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=recipe2903

 
the pic is deceiving . . .

because there is something green on top of the tart - sliced leeks perhaps?

 
I would guess basil--tomatoes, dontcha know. I have had a similar tart

at a catered lunch and I LOOOOOVVVVVED it. Thanks so much for posting.

 
Looking at it, it does look a bit like rosemary but that much rosemary would

overwhelm it for me--and would not be my first choice, in spite of having rosemary "trees". I'm going to try to make this tonight.

 
I think it is just the photo...

the tart they made on the show, which followed the exact recipe I posted, looked so much better than that. They used fairly thick-slice red and yellow tomatoes, with no additional herbs that I can remember. It might be the yellow tomatoes photographing oddly. They did top it with grated fontina cheese, maybe that is what it is. All I know was when they took it out of the oven and sliced it, I wanted a piece!

 
The link I posted above, with herb variations, indicates the original recipe was by

John Barricelli, senior food editor at Martha Stewart Living magazine. The photo is exactly the same as the one you linked to. The tart sounds perfect for those luscious summer tomatoes coming available right now...thanks for the pointer, Dawn.

 
I've had problems with too much liquid from the tomatoes making a tart..

a bit "mushy". has anyone else had this problem and what fixes it? maybe salting and draining the tomatoes? I love tomato anything!

 
I don't know about other recipes, but the chef made a point of

saying that the high temperature, (and I believe it was baked on the lower part of the oven) helped to make the crust flaky and crusty. Maybe it is the dough he used also, I think it has a higher fat content than normal pie crust. ??? I am not a baker by any stretch, but as I recall, he made those points.

 
Here is one from CI, it also uses a puff pastry rather than pie crust. REC: Tomato Tart with Mozz.

Tomato and Mozzarella Tart
7/2003

Thawing the frozen puff pastry in the refrigerator overnight will help prevent cracking while unfolding it. Be sure to use a low-moisture supermarket mozzarella sold in block form, not fresh water-packed mozzarella. If you prefer to do some advanced preparation, the tart shell can be prebaked through step 1, cooled to room temperature, wrapped in plastic wrap, and kept at room temperature for up to two days before being topped and baked with the mozzarella and tomatoes.

Serves 6 to 8 unbleached all-purpose flour for work surface
1 box frozen puff pastry (Pepperidge Farm, 1.1 pound), thawed in box in refrigerator overnight
1 large egg , beaten
2 ounces grated Parmesan cheese (about 1 cup)
1 pound plum tomatoes (about 3 to 4 medium), cored and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
table salt
2 medium cloves garlic , minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 teaspoons)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Ground black pepper
8 ounces whole-milk mozzarella cheese , shredded (2 cups)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil


1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Dust work surface with flour and unfold both pieces puff pastry onto work surface. Following illustrations below, form 1 large sheet with border, using beaten egg as directed. Sprinkle Parmesan evenly over shell; using fork, uniformly and thoroughly poke holes in shell. Bake 13 to 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees; continue to bake until golden brown and crisp, 13 to 15 minutes longer. Transfer to wire rack; increase oven temperature to 425 degrees.

2. While shell bakes, place tomato slices in single layer on double layer paper towels and sprinkle evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt; let stand 30 minutes. Place second double layer paper towels on top of tomatoes and press firmly to dry tomatoes. Combine garlic, olive oil, and pinch each salt and pepper in small bowl; set aside.

3. Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over warm (or cool, if made ahead) baked shell. Shingle tomato slices widthwise on top of cheese (about 4 slices per row); brush tomatoes with garlic oil. Bake until shell is deep golden brown and cheese is melted, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on wire rack 5 minutes, sprinkle with basil, slide onto cutting board or serving platter, cut into pieces, and serve.

 
oh, it just "dawned" on me....

I soooo couldn't resist that one "-)))

OK, I'll stop laughing and get serious, for a few minutes anyway...

the liquid from the tomatoes affected the other filling ingredients, not just the crust. I had the same problem with pizza maragrette too. I look at all those wonderful tomato tart recipes and just get so frustrated with my soggy but tasty results.

 
that sounds really good. I'll have to try the salting and drying method. thanks smileys/smile.gif

 
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