Three Tomato Tart
(from washbroo’s recipe box)
Could be either a luncheon entree or appetizer. Chopped walnuts can be added to cheese mixture.
Source: Ina Garten
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: Lunch
Ingredients
- 4 oz of blue cheese, crumbled @ rm temp
- 12 oz cream cheese, low-fat OK, @ rm temp
- 9 inch frozen pasty crust
- Thinly sliced tomatos, mix of 3 different types
- 1 tbsp EVOO or cooking spray
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Pecorino Romano, or parmigiano cheese
- Fresh basil to taste
Directions
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Prepare pastry crust according to pkg.
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Using a pasty pan preferably, spray with EVOO cooking spray or brush with EVOO
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Line pastry pan with the pastry crust
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Bake the crust @ 375 for 15 minutes until slightly golden, remove from oven
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Meantime, mix the blue cheese and cream cheese into a smooth consistency, set aside
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Spread cheese mixture evenly over bottom of pastry crust
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Place thinly sliced overlapping tomatos in circular rings over the cheese mixture
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Salt and pepper to taste
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Sprinkle with choice of Italian grating cheese
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Add torn basil to taste
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Return to over for 15-20 minutes, until tomatoes are sweating
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Remove from oven, let sit for 15 minutes to solidify the cheese, slice and enjoy