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Savory Basil Goat Cheese Tart with Cherry Tomatoes 🍅🧀
Goat Cheese and Tomato Tart Recipe
🕒 Cook Time: 35 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 20 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 55 minutes
🥧 Yield: 36 hors d’oeuvres
🌟 Rating: 5 (based on 2 reviews)
🔎 Category: Cheese
🏷️ Keywords: Vegetable, < 60 Mins, Oven
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 3/4 | cup unsalted butter |
| 1 | cup flour |
| 3/4 | cup cornmeal |
| 1 | tsp salt |
| 3 | tbsp fresh basil |
| 1/2 | cup unsalted butter |
| 7 | tbsp sour cream |
| 6 | eggs |
| 1/2 | tsp white pepper |
| 2 | cups cherry tomatoes |
| 1 | cup yellow cherry tomatoes |
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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Prepare Crust:
- Cut the unsalted butter into small pieces.
- In a food processor, pulse together flour, cornmeal, and salt.
- Add the butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal.
- Gradually add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing after each addition.
- Press the dough evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 10x7x1 inch rectangular tart pan (removeable sides are helpful).
- Trim the dough flush with the top of the tart pan.
- Chill the crust for 15 minutes, then cover with foil and weights and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove the weights and foil and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Remove and place on a rack to cool while preparing the filling.
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Prepare Filling:
- Chop the fresh basil well.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the goat cheese, unsalted butter, sour cream, eggs, and white pepper.
- Stir in the chopped basil.
- Pour the filling into the prepared crust.
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Assemble Tart:
- Arrange the halved cherry tomatoes, cut side up, over the custard.
- Lightly press the tomatoes into the custard.
- Lightly season with salt and pepper.
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Bake:
- Bake the tart in the lower third of your oven for 25 minutes.
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Serve:
- Remove the tart to a cooling rack.
- Cut and serve warm or freeze for later enjoyment.
This Goat Cheese and Tomato Tart recipe offers a delightful combination of creamy goat cheese, fresh tomatoes, and aromatic basil, all nestled in a crisp and buttery crust. Whether served as an appetizer at a gathering or enjoyed as a light meal, this tart is sure to impress your taste buds!
