Tomato tart with poppy seed crust and goat cheese – buttery poppy seed and thyme crust, colorful cherry and kumata tomatoes and crumbled goat cheese
It’s been quite a while since I shared a savory dish, a couple of months, since my version of rice and beans and a year since I last shared my favorite cherry tomatoes quiche recipe, but this Tomato tart with poppy-seed crust is worth breaking my pattern of bread and sweets.
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As you might imagine it all started with a trip to the Farmers Market where I found some beautiful and colorful cherry and kumato tomatoes.
If you have never had Kumato tomatoes, let me tell you they have a dark red-brown color and are sweeter than regular tomatoes.
Usually I’d just pop them in my mouth one by one every time I’d open the fridge but this time was different, I just wanted something different.
I remembered a while back I made a cheese tomato tart from a cookbook I bought from my trip to Hilton Head and the crust was so good I could have eaten it alone.
The poppy seeds were a nice touch to the buttery crust. You know, the secret to the perfect tart crust is the chilled butter.
I usually take it out of the fridge, cut it into cubes and put it back in the fridge for another hour or so.
Makes such a big difference. Also, always use icy-cold water and don’t forget to chill the dough before baking it.
I baked my tart in a 12X4 inch tart pan but you can use a regular 9 inch round pie pan or make individual tarts in mini pans or using a cupcake pan.
Either way, bake this tomato tart before the summer’s end.
Yields one 12X4 tart pan
Tomato tart with poppy seed crust and goat cheese - buttery poppy seed and thyme crust, colorful cherry and kumata tomatoes and crumbled goat cheese. A great summer treat.
10 minPrep Time
40 minCook Time
2 hrTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 1/2 cup (180grams) all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 7 tbsp (100 grams) cold butter, cubed
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- 1 tsp ground dried thyme
- 2-3 tbsp icy-cold water
- 6 medium size tomatoes
- 4-6 oz (113-168 grams) cherry tomatoes
- 3 oz (84 grams) goat cheese
Instructions
- Sift the flour and salt and add to the food processor bowl. Add the poppy seed and thyme and pulse once.
- Add the cubed butter and pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add 2 tbsp of icy-cold water and pulse a couple of times until the dough comes together. If needed add more water (few more drops up to a tablespoon)
- Take the dough out of the food processor and with your fingers press the dough into the baking pan.
- Cover with plastic foil and chill for about 1 hour.
- In the meantime, slice the medium size tomatoes and leave them on a board for the water to drain.
- Heat the oven to 400F.
- Placed the sliced tomatoes over the buttery crust in a zig-zag and fill the rest of the crust with the small cherry tomatoes.
- Crumble the goat cheese over the tomatoes, sprinkle some salt and pepper on top and bake for 40 minutes.
- Enjoy while warm or cold!
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Roxana
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