Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Caramelized Onion and Fresh Tomato Tart

Today I harvested the first of this season's tomatoes. These are "Mr. Stripey." They are a little bigger than a golf ball when ripe, and have faint orange stripes running down their red skins. They have an intense, classic tomato-y flavor:


To celebrate the first harvest, I made a Pate Brisee, based on Martha Stewart's recipe. I blind-baked the tart shell (that means, baking it first with no filling in it), then I layered in some caramelized onions. Over the onions I scattered thin shavings of Manchego cheese and little clumps of Pt. Reyes Blue, a sharp cheese with a bit of bite. I quartered the tomatoes and placed them in concentric circles. Over them, I shaved a bit of Parmeggiano-Reggiano, using a microplane:


Then I put the tart back in the oven and baked it until the tomatoes were soft and the tart crust was beginning to deepen to a dark gold:



Right before serving, I added a generous handful of roughly chopped basil, fresh from my garden:


Oh, man. It tastes like Summer. Bring it on!


3 comments:

  1. Oh man, that looks delicious!!

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  2. What temperature did you bake it at, and for how long?

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    1. Good questions. I think it was 375 degrees Fahrenheit, and I'm going to say...15 minutes? But your query makes me realize, I should do the recipe again, measure the amounts, note the time and temp. So I will! Stay tuned....

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