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Tart with summer tomatoes

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 250 g flour
  • 125 g butter
  • 1 egg(s)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion(s), red
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 pinch(s) of salt and pepper
  • 150g Gorgonzola or Feta cheese or Manouri
  • 200 g double cream cheese
  • 600 g mixed tomatoes, e.g. oxheart, vine, Roma, yellow and black tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp thyme leaves
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts, roasted
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan, freshly grated
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • some basil leaves

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 5 minutes

Knead the flour, butter, salt, and egg into a dough and wrap in cling film. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour. In the meantime, slice the onion into half rings and fry in the butter over low heat for 15 minutes until translucent. Add the sugar and caramelize for another 5 minutes. Then season with balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. Mash the Gorgonzola, feta, or Manouri cheese in a bowl with a fork and mix with the cream cheese until creamy. Season with pepper. Cut three-quarters of the tomatoes into medium-thick slices. Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan). Roll out the dough thinly into an oval shape on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and prick several times with a fork. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the pastry base. Distribute the thyme and balsamic onions on top. Top the tart with the tomato slices, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of honey, and season with salt and pepper. Fold over the edges of the pastry. Bake the tart on the lowest rack for about 35 minutes. During the last 5 minutes, scatter the toasted pine nuts on top and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Top the finished tart with the remaining thinly sliced ​​tomatoes. Drizzle with a few drops of olive oil and garnish with basil leaves.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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