Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart
This easy side dish makes good use of those end-of-summer tomatoes. It's perfect cut into smaller pieces as an appetizer treat.
Servings: 9 servings (appetizer size)
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour, for rolling
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1½ tablespoons sour cream (light is fine)
- 1½ teaspoons grainy Dijon mustard
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large leeks, white and green parts only
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¾ pound small beefsteak tomatoes, sliced ¼ inch thick
- 2 ounces goat or feta cheese
- 8 to 10 small basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry to thin it out a bit. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, mix sour cream and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Spread sour cream mixture evenly over pastry; fold over a ½ inch border around the edges of the pastry and press to seal. Place baking sheet in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes.
- Chop leeks, place in a fine sieve. Rinse well and then pat dry thoroughly. In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add leeks and season with salt and pepper. Saute, stirring frequently, until leeks are very soft (about 6 minutes).
- While leeks are cooking, set tomato slices on paper towels to allow the towels to soak up some of the juices from the tomatoes.
- Arrange cooked leeks over the sour cream mixture on the chilled pastry. Top with sliced tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake until pastry is golden brown and crisp, about 25 minutes. Let cool slightly, then top with goat cheese and basil leaves.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Sub halved pear tomatoes for the small, sliced tomatoes if you'd like.
- Cut into six larger pieces to use as a side dish.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 786IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg