Last Updated on March 27, 2024
There is nothing like fresh tomatoes to enjoy a taste of summer year-round, and this tomato tart celebrates the season as the perfect dish for your next family gathering.
This year, we enjoyed a bumper crop of tomatoes. As a result, we have been busy devising ways to use all of them. Nothing tastes as good as fresh sliced tomatoes topped with garden basil and a hint of balsamic vinegar. We also enjoy creating fresh homemade tomato sauce poured over warm pasta while one of our all-time favorites is roasted tomatoes smothered in fresh pesto sauce.
But this Fresh Tomato Tart is a crowd favorite. Easy to create using frozen puff pastry, this dish is ideal for a picnic, a family gathering – and is rustic but beautiful with yellow and red tomatoes. It doesn’t have to be served hot, although It’s delicious when served warm, no matter which way you serve it, you’ll love it because it shouts summer through and through.
Fresh Tomato Tart
This recipe originally appeared with Visit Sarasota.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet of frozen all-butter puff pastry
- ¾ lb. fresh tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 cup whole milk Ricotta Cheese
- 4 oz. soft goat cheese
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup fresh chopped basil
- 1 Tbsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- Baking sheet pan
- Parchment paper
- Flour
- Rolling pin
- Egg wash: Use one egg and beat.
Instructions
1. Preheat oven 425 degrees.
2. Take the puff pastry out of the freezer and let thaw.
3. Take a sheet of parchment paper and line the baking sheet pan.
4. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pastry and measure a 10” X15 “ rectangle and transfer it to the baking sheet.
5. With a pairing knife, score a border 1 inch on all edges around the rectangle. (Do not cut through the dough.)
6. Next, prick the remaining dough in the rectangle with a fork (this allows the border to rise higher than the center).
7. Next, brush the center with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
8. Separately, in a medium-sized bowl, mix 1 cup of Ricotta cheese, 4 oz. of goat cheese, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup of chopped basil, 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. pepper.
9. Spread the mixture over the center of the puff pastry sheet.
10. Place the tomatoes, overlapping slightly over the mixture. Sprinkle tomatoes with a few pinches of salt. Brush with 1 Tblsp. olive oil and sprinkle some basil on top.
11. Finally, press the 1 inch edge border around the edge to form a border, tucking in the edges, to contain the mixture.
12. Brush the dough edges with an egg wash mixture.
13. Bake 30 minutes at 425 degrees or until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is set.
If you’re not growing your own tomatoes, be sure to pick up fresh Florida tomatoes at your local Farmers Market. Find a Farmers’ Market near you in our Florida Farmer’s Market Guide.