This is one of my favorite types of savory tarts, and believe me, it’s really not easy for me to say that, since I just adore savory tarts. In this variation, the pastry crust plays host to blue and goat cheeses, sliced tomatoes, and fragrant basil – simple and irresistible.
Full Recipe Of The Best Savory Tart with Basil & Tomato and Cheese
Preparation and cooking time: 65 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
Tart Dough:
- 360 g all-purpose flour 120 g (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter cut into small pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon(s) water
Filling:
- 100g grated/ crumbled goat cheese (any kind) 100g blue cheese,
- crumbled 4 (plum) tomatoes,
- cut into 1/2-inch slices and seeds removed
- 10 ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 sprig of fresh basil, chopped (substitute with dried if you don’t have fresh)
- Black pepper, crushed
- Few fresh basil leaves, for decoration
- Few black olives, for decoration
Prepare The Dough
- Sift the flour together with the salt in a large bowl.
- Using your fingers, rub in the butter until you have a soft breadcrumb texture.
- In a small bowl, mix together the egg yolks and water.
- Add the oil and yolk and water mixture to the crumb mixture and work it into it to form a firm dough.
- Gather into a ball, flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for 30 minutes.
How To Make The Pastry?
- Preheat oven to 200⁰C (400⁰F).
- Roll out the chilled dough into a 35 cm (14 inch) circle and place it into a baking dish.
- Line with baking parchment and then fill it with baking beans.
- Place on a baking tray and bake blind for 15 minutes.
- Remove the beans and parchment and return to the oven for another five minutes to cook the base.
- Combine the crumbled cheeses with olive oil and all the fresh herbs.
- Sprinkle the cheese mixture evenly over the base and place the tomato slices to form two circles, while covering the whole of the tart.
- Reduce the temperature of the oven to 160⁰C (325⁰F) and bake for 25 minutes.
