Tomato Tart With Roasted Garlic

Submitted by Zetty66

"Oh, this is so good. The roasted garlic adds such great depth and now's a great time to use those summer tomatoes. This can be used as an appetizer or side dish. Roast the garlic ahead to save assembly time."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 8 slices

ingredients

• 15 ounces refrigerated pie crusts
• 1 head garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups Fontina cheese, shredded
• 4 large tomatoes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Press refrigerated piecrust on bottom and up sides of a square (or round) 9-inch tart pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 9 minutes or until piecrust is lightly browned. Set aside.
2. Cut off pointed end of garlic bulb; place garlic on a piece of aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. Fold foil to seal.
3. Bake garlic at 425 degrees for 30 minutes; cool. Squeeze pulp from garlic cloves into bottom of piecrust and spread smooth.
4. Sprinkle 1/2 cup fontina cheese over the garlic.
5. Slice tomatoes and sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper. Place on folded paper towels and let stand 10 minutes. Arrange tomato slices over shredded cheese. Sprinkle with remaining cup cheese.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until tart is lightly browned.