Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Roasted Cherry Tomato tart

Lately my tomato plants are being very generous, so I'm looking for new recipes.I found this recipe in a Joanne Harris cookbook entitled "The french kitchen".
For the dough:
200g plain flour
75g butter, cut into small pieces
25 g lard, cut into small pieces

1 egg, beaten
For the filling:
3 tbsp thick double cream

3 tbsp Dijon mustard

10 - 12 large tomatoes, cored, peeled and sliced( I used 40 cherry tomatoees, half cutted)

sea salt

freshly ground black pepper

4 sprigs of fresh thyme

olive oil for drizzling

To make the pastry, put the flour in a bowl, add the butter and lard, and rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Using a round-bladed knife in a cutting motion, combine the egg with the mix until a pastry ball forms. Turn out on a lightly floured surface and quickly knead until even and smooth, then wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
Heat the oven to 190°C.
Roll out the pastry and line a 30cm push-up-bottom tart case. Mix together the cream and Dijon mustard and spread over the pastry base. Arrange the sliced tomatoes in the case, season, and scatter thyme leaves — stripped from the stalks — over the top.
Bake for 40 minutes. Drizzle with a little olive oil and serve warm or cold.
Is an intensely flavored cake that does not leave anyone indifferent.

7 comments:

  1. Ikusten dudanez, Menorcatik "plenaforman" bueltatu zara, e?
    Zuen etxeko ortuak ematen dizuedana ikusten dudan bakoitzean, begiek txiribitak egiten dizkidate.
    Thick double cream, zer da hori? "Crema espesa doble" jartzen dit eta. Esne-gaina?
    Kriston itxura dauka.

    Muxu bat.

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  2. Bai Juantxo esnegaina da, grasa portzentaia altuxamarrarekin, %35etik gora.Baratza etxean izatea kriston lujoa da bai, egia esan ez nago kejatzeko moduan! Tarta errez erreza da egiten eta oso goxoa, benetan.
    Muxu bat !!!

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  3. oooo............red color, my favorite!!! I also envy your garden, unfortunately I have no place for one in my small balconies....

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  4. Intxaurtsu, you don't need much space to havea cherry tomato plant, you should try next summer! nice to know about you!

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  5. Ciao. Thanks for your comment. That picture of tomatoes is absolutely gorgeous!!! Nice recipe.
    Ciao.
    Orchidea
    www.viaggiespaori.blogspot.com

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  6. Ohhhh my god! This is an awesome recipe... and a really pretty salty pie though, I will do it ASAP. I’ll let you know. (just found your blog in the Photo Blog) I will be here again for sure... ,
    Best,
    AC

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