Cherry Tomato And Goat Cheese Tart
- Total Time
- 1 hour 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2cups flour
- 1tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3tablespoons olive oil
- 1egg yolk
- Pinch of salt
- 3tablespoons tepid water
- 5½ounces Montrachet goat cheese
- 1cup heavy cream
- 2egg yolks
- 1tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1pint yellow cherry or pear tomatoes
- 1pint red cherry or pear tomatoes
- 2tablespoons olive oil
- 2tablespoons rosemary leaves, chopped
- 1tablespoon thyme leaves
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
For the Olive Oil Crust
For the Filling
Preparation
- Step 1
Make the pie crust. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and using the tips of your fingers, work in the butter and the olive oil. Add the egg yolk, salt and water and mix together until the dough forms a ball (do not overwork the dough). Refrigerate for one hour.
- Step 2
Roll out the dough and fit it into a 10-inch pie shell. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Step 3
Make the filling. Combine the goat cheese and heavy cream in a saucepan and melt the cheese over moderate heat. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Beat in the egg yolks with the garlic.
- Step 4
Prebake the crust for five minutes. Pour in the goat-cheese mixture and bake until it is set (about 10 minutes). Remove from the oven and turn the heat up to 375 degrees.
- Step 5
While the tart is still warm, arrange the tomatoes, alternating the colors, onto the custard. Sprinkle them with olive oil, rosemary, thyme and coarse salt and pepper. Put the tart back in the oven until the tomatoes are wrinkled (about 10 minutes). Cool and serve at room temperature. Do not refrigerate.
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I followed the instructions & measured ingredients carefully but ended up having to add about 8 additional Tbsp of water to get the dough to form a ball. By then I had overworked it so the result was a hard, dry crust. What did I do wrong?
use filo pastry as in a spanakopita
I too had the same issue with the dough not forming a ball so the crust was hard and dry.
My wife had the same problem. Made it twice. Same result. Decided next time to either use a different crust or different recipe. We enjoyed the filling with the fresh herbs.