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summer or anytime tomato & olive tart

summer tomato & olive tart

Adapted from BH&G

The buttery crust is layered with pine nuts, then topped off with just-right roasted cherry tomatoes, bright green olives & a sprinkling of queso fresco.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 6 to 8 servings
Author Rosemary Stelmach

Ingredients

Tart Crust with Pine Nuts

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup very cold butter, cubed (1 stick)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons ice water
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts

Summer Or Anytime Tomato & Olive Tart

  • 1 prepared Tart Crust with Pine Nuts
  • 1 1/2 pounds assorted cherry and/or grape tomatoes (halved, if large)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
  • 2 ounces queso fresco, crumbled (can substitute with goat or feta)
  • 1/2 cup pitted green olives, such as Castelvetrano
  • fresh oregano leaves, for garnish

Instructions

Tart Crust with Pine Nuts

  1.  Preheat oven to 450°F.  

  2. In a food processor pulse flour, butter, and salt 10 to 20 seconds or until mixture looks like fine crumbs.  Do not overprocess.

  3. In a small bowl whisk together yolks and the ice water.  With the processor running, add the yolk mixture.  Stop as soon as the dough just starts to come together, about 5 seconds.

  4. Crumble to distribute evenly in an 11 by 8-inch rectangular tart pan or an 11-inch round pan with removable bottom; press into the pan so that the dough fills in the corners and is flush with the top edges.  Alternatively, gather the dough into a ball and flatten. Roll out the dough between two pieces of parchment paper into a 12 by 9-inch rectangle.  Transfer the dough to the tart pan. Press into corners; trim excess.

  5. Using the tines of a fork, prick dough all over and sprinkle the pine nuts evenly over the surface.  Line the pastry with a double thickness of foil.  Bake for 12 minutes.  Reduce the temperature to 350°F.  Remove the foil.  Bake 8 minutes more or until pastry is golden.  Let cool completely before filling.

Summer Or Anytime Tomato & Olive Tart

  1.  Preheat oven to 400°F.

  2. In a large bowl, toss the tomatoes with the olive oil.  Season with the salt and freshly ground black pepper.  Transfer to the cooled baked crust.  Top with the chopped fresh oregano.

  3. Bake for 15 minutes. Top with the crumbled queso fresco and pitted green olives.  Return to oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from oven and garnish with the fresh oregano leaves.

  4. When cool enough to handle, carefully remove the tart along with the pan bottom from the side wall of the pan.  Transfer to a tray or serving dish.  Enjoy!