Tomato and Basil Tart
photo by Lisa Clarice
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 5 ounces mozzarella cheese
- 4 tomatoes (2 large or 4 medium)
- 10 basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 cup flour
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄8 cup milk
directions
- To prepare pastry, mix together flour and butter and a pinch of salt.
- Add milk slowly, just enough to firm up dough.
- Form a ball and then roll out dough on flour surface, into a large circle to cover a greased tart pan.
- Press dough into your tart pan.
- Prick dough all over with a fork and then bake at 375 for ten minutes.
- Let cool slightly before adding the toppings.
- Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice the mozzarella into 1/4 inch slices and place over the entire pastry base.
- On top of the cheese, arrange a single layer of thick tomato slices, overlapping them slightly.
- Dip the basil leaves in olive oil and arrange them on the tomatoes.
- Scatter garlic on top, drizzle with remaining olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until tomatoes are well cooked. Serve hot.
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