Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Cherry tomato with olives and mozzarella cheese tart


The tomato week continues and today I have chosen a tart I saw in the June 2011 edition of Saveurs magazine. That seemed an excellent choice to use some of the cherry tomato that arrived last Saturday. One may well say: Long live the tomato!


Ingredients:

Dough
100g pitted olives
280g all-purpose flour
90g margarine or butter
5cl water

Filling
500g cherry tomatoes
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon rosemary leaves
120g mozzarella cheese
salt and pepper


1. Finely mince the olives.

2. Place the flour in a bowl. Add the butter and the olives. Mix well. Add water in order to mold ball with the dough.

3. Stretch the dough with the help of a rolling pin.

4. Lay the dough into a tart tin. Prick the dough with a fork.

5. Cut the cherry tomatoes in halves. Place the tomatoes on top of the dough. Season with salt, pepper, sugar and rosemary leaves.

6. Place the ​​cheese in small lumps over the tomatoes. Sprinkle with olive oil and put it into a 210ºC preheated oven.


I used mozzarella cheese instead of Valençay cheese as mentioned in the original recipe. This tart is delicious. I loved the baked dough with olives and the flavor of the tomatoes with rosemary. A simple recipe, nonetheless delicious. A excellent choice for a light meal on vacations. A very tasty way of eating tomato.

[ Originally published in Portuguese as Tarte de tomate cereja com azeitonas e queijo mozzarella ]

4 comments :

  1. This looks delicious! I love the idea of adding olives in the pastry - although my boyfriend would never go for that!

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  2. Hi Dani,

    thanks for your comment. The taste from the olives in the pastry is good, but what I really loved was the flavor of the tomatoes with the rosemary.

    Best regards,
    Laranjinha.

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  3. I really like pizza, and olive is healthy ingredient that is very good to add on the pizza, great recipe, and good job!

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  4. Hi Healthy Eating Menu,

    this recipe is not about pizza! ;) It is a tart. But you are right about the importantce of the olive.

    Best regards,
    Laranjinha.

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