RECIPE: REC: Yum - Bon Apetit Tomato Galette

RECIPE:

colleenmomof2

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Spot-on reviews - truly amazing smileys/wink.gif Our treat this weekend! Loved the lemon zest, garlic slices and salt on top. Crust was excellent. Wondered if gouda was best choice but it provided a barrier to wet crust and mixed with tomato juices without taking away from the tomatoes. Think I'd have preferred mild goat cheese but that wouldn't be a proper substitute for the gouda. Cheddar next time smileys/smile.gif When tomatoes come in, I'll probably make this all the time but substitute Aldi pie crust when I don't have any from the recipe. Colleen

Tomato Galette

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

2¼ tsp. kosher salt, divided

¾ cup (1½ sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1½ lb. heirloom tomatoes, sliced ¼" thick

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

4 oz. firm cheese (such as Asiago, cheddar, or Gouda), finely grated (about 1½ cups)

1 large egg, beaten to blend

Flaky sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

½ lemon

1 Tbsp. finely chopped chives

RECIPE PREPARATION

Pulse 2 cups flour and 1¼ tsp. kosher salt in a food processor to combine. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining.

Transfer mixture to a large bowl; drizzle with vinegar and ¼ cup ice water. Mix with a fork, adding more ice water by the tablespoonful as needed, just until a shaggy dough comes together. Turn out onto a work surface and lightly knead until no dry spots remain (be careful not to overwork). Pat into a disk and wrap in plastic. Chill at least 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 400°. Gently toss tomatoes, garlic, and remaining 1 tsp. kosher salt in a large bowl. Let sit 5 minutes (tomatoes will start releasing some liquid). Drain tomato mixture and transfer to paper towels.

Unwrap dough and roll out on a lightly floured sheet of parchment paper to a 14" round about one eighth inch thick. Transfer on parchment to a baking sheet. Scatter cheese over dough, leaving a 1½" border. Arrange tomatoes and garlic over cheese. Bring edges of dough up and over filling, overlapping as needed to create about a 1½" border; brush dough with egg. Sprinkle tomatoes with sea salt and pepper. Chill in freezer 10 minutes.

Bake galette, rotating once, until crust is golden brown and cooked through, 55–65 minutes. Let cool slightly on baking sheet. Finely grate zest from lemon over galette; sprinkle with chives.

Do Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.

The tomato galette in a story smileys/wink.gif

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/tomato-galette

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/tomato-galette

https://assets.bonappetit.com/photos/5d237d98053ba800089af79a/16:9/w_1280%2Cc_limit/Aug-Tomato-Galette-2.jpg

 
Beautiful. And thank you for reminding me. There is only 1 week here that the stores bring in fresh

field tomatoes.

My preference is Ementhaler or some type of Swiss as it has a low moisture content.

Must make this tomorrow.

 
Just gorgeous Colleen! I want to reach into the picture and grab a slice!

I'm saving the recipe for when my tomato plants explode...

 
Yes, it is a looker smileys/wink.gif a great photo

from Bon Appétit . Using the different colored heirlooms added to the beauty but probably wasn't a prudent use of prime tomatoes. We did eat one half in chunks without salt - there's nothing like a piece of perfect fruit!
I was underwhelmed with the chives but the ones I used were very thin and dry (not fresh enough). If you can think of a better "garnish" please let me know. Colleen

 
Oh I think the heirlooms are perfect. You might sprinkle with basil or use

more chives than it appears you did.
Really pretty!!

 
Perfect, colleen. What a great shot. Neighbor just gave me Cherokee Purple and Kentucky something..

I'll try this, but without the garlic slivers.

 
smileys/wink.gif Not my picture - from Bon Apetit

Although ours looked exactly the same except with some yellow and purple tomatoes added, along with more lemon zest. Colleen

 
Thanks, Charley. Basil next time

chiffonade, with finely chopped green onions instead of the chives. And I have it in my mind that chopped nuts might be fun. Thinking pine nuts but at the end, not baked for almost an hour. Colleen

 
Made again with cheddar cheese and Aldi pie crust - outstanding!

Dh and I did not perceive a great difference between the smoked gouda and sharp cheddar - different but tomatoes shine. Do prefer the flavor of grated garlic "spread" on tops of the tomatoes after the tomatoes are in the crust, to the sliced added to the brine, but the sliced are prettier. Colleen

 
Tonight over pesto and goat cheese!

This was our favorite combination so far! Spread Costco pesto on the crust, crumbled 3 oz of goat cheese and then the tomatoes. Much tastier than gouda or cheddar. Would probably like feta here, too.
We had an amazing dinner of shrimp and polenta (grits) but this galette was easily the best thing we ate by far. And I used the Aldi piecrust again! On my list to buy more crust, goat cheese and tomatoes! Colleen

 
Yes - our favorite so far

This is how I am making the galette from now on smileys/wink.gif

Spread Costco pesto on the pie crust, crumbled about 3 oz of goat cheese and then added the tomatoes. Much tastier than the gouda or cheddar versions we've eaten before. Would probably like feta here, too. And I used the Aldi piecrust again! On my list to buy more crust, goat cheese and tomatoes! Colleen

 
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