What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Splurge-Worthy Goodness: Heirloom Tomato Cheese Tart! The secret is in the cheese. I’m a fanatic when it comes to gourmet cheeses. I like the idea of something different and can often imagine the skilled cheesemakers concocting special blends with creamy textures, dried herbs, buttery hints, and natural aging. This cheese in particular has the qualities of cheddar and gruyère giving it a complex buttery nut flavor. Is it any wonder the earthy garden tomatoes pair so well with it. Some might say it’s on its way to becoming a time-honored tradition.
HEIRLOOM TOMATO CHEESE TART
Ingredients:
2 heirloom tomatoes, sliced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tablespoon kosher salt
I sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1/2 pound gourmet pesto cheese, grated
2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
Olive oil, for drizzling
Instructions:
Arrange tomatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Sprinkle with kosher salt. Allow to rest for 20 minutes to release juices. Pat dry. Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out puff pastry into a 10”x13” rectangle. Transfer dough to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Using a paring knife, lightly trace a shallow border one inch from the edge. Do not cut through. Prick the inner rectangle all over with a fork. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Bake until lightly golden, 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven. Scatter cheese over dough, stopping at the perforated edge. Arrange large and small tomatoes over top. Scatter chopped oregano over tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake 20-30 minutes. Serve immediately.
Many thanks. Look forward to our tomato plants producing.
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Ahhh, there’s nothing like garden tomatoes, in my opinion. 🍃🍅
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I have a long wait for fresh tomoatoes but this sounds like a recipe worth holding on to.
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Most definitely. You know what they say…”anything worth having is worth waiting for.” 👏
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♡ Less Curvy and so called Healthy; so I Say Eat whatever YOU!!! want and then FLUCTUATE!!! to Hearts Content
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Nom, nom. 🍃🍅
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Fresh garden tomatoes would be great but shop-bought will have to do for now. With pastry AND cheese what’s not to loooorve about this 😋. Gail, I just love your posts, just looking at the photos makes me 😋😘😋😘
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Thanks, Ashley. Whenever I use store-bought tomatoes, I ramp up the flavor with herbs. 🌿🍃🌱
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Looks delicious! I love that you used both kinds of tomatoes, I’m sure it added more interest as well as different levels of sweetness!
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It keeps it interesting, that’s for sure. 🍃🍅😜
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This looks so very delicious! I haven’t seen any pesto cheese so far, but now am going to look for it. Sounds amazing. 🙂
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It took me totally by surprise, so now I pay more attention to the specialty cheeses. 🍃🧀
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I’ve had one with dried cranberries, which was great, but don’t recall seeing one with pesto. I’m now on a mission! 🙂
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What a delicious adventure! 😍🍃🧀
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Mama Lucia! I’m guessing when you look up “Mmmmmmmm” in the dictionary, it gives you a picture of this dish.
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Yay! I’m honored and thrilled! 🍃🍅👏
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And I’m set for dinner ideas for the weekend so consider this a tasty tie. 🙂
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Let me know if you like it. 🌟✨💫
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Were on earth do you find heirloom tomatoes..
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They actually are available in the US, South America, and Europe. The seeds are harvested and planted each year. I was fortunate to find the tomato plant starters in my area last Spring, so I bought them for my garden. 🍃🍅
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