Tomato Leek Tart
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 709.77 ml flour
- 78.78 ml sugar
- 7.39 ml salt
- 4.92 ml fennel seed, crushed
- 236.59 ml butter, chilled and cut into pieces
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 44.37 ml butter
- 14.79 ml olive oil
- 5-6 leeks, white and light green parts only, cut into 2-inch lengths and sliced inot 1/4 " juliene (about 4 cups)
- 78.78 ml shallot, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 0.25 ml saffron, crushed and dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water
- 29.58 ml anise liqueur
- 118.29 ml parsley, chopped
- salt and pepper
- 283.49 g Fontina cheese, grated
- 10 tomatoes, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 157.80 ml whipping cream
- 4.92 ml salt
- 44.37 ml butter, softened
directions
- To make the pastry: in a food processor combine 3 cups of flour, sugar and salt until on/off turns. Add fennel and process for 30 seconds. Blend in 1 cup of butter (broken into pieces) using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add eggs while machine is running and mix just until dough comes together. You may need to add a bit more flour if dough doesn't come together. Remove dough from processor and shape into disc and wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- To prepare filling: melt the 3 T of butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and shallots and cook until soft (10 minutes). Add garlic and saffron and stir 2 minutes more. Blend in liqueur and cook for 2 more minutes or until it evaporates. Stir in parsley and salt and pepper. Cool to room temperature before proceeding.
- To assemble tart: preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- On a floured board roll dough out to fit 11-inch tart pan circle (about 1/4 inch thick). Fit into pan with a removeable bottom, and trim edges. Chill 30 minutes.
- Line pastry with foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake for 8-10 minutes, remove foil and weights and bake for 10 more minutes or until golden.
- Spoon in leek mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with tomato slices, overlapping circles.
- Whisk together eggs, cream and salt and then pour over filling.
- Set tart on a baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes or until filling is set. Brush with melted butter during last 5 minutes of baking. Cool in pan on rack.
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Reviews
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Wow! Tasty and fattening! But a treat! I did use frozen pie crust! I used 3 leeks which was 4 cups sliced. I soaked in cold water to remove all the sand then towel dried. I added crushed fennel seeds to the leeks when cooking. Loved the slight anise flavor thoughout this. I do suggest skipping the saffron (expensive) it does get lost in this tart. There is no way 10 tomatoes can fit on the tart unless they are very very small. I used 4 and you can see in thepictures it was plenty! I can`t wait to make this with summer home grown tomatoes.
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