Indulge in a culinary delight with our tantalizing Tomato and Cream Cheese Tart, a harmonious blend of rich flavors and textures. This delectable dish showcases a flaky, buttery crust enveloping a luscious filling of creamy, tangy cheese and juicy, sun-ripened tomatoes, creating a symphony of flavors in every bite. To elevate your culinary experience, we also present two additional variations of this delectable tart: one featuring a vibrant pesto sauce and the other a flavorful combination of bacon and caramelized onions. Each recipe offers a unique twist on the classic, ensuring an unforgettable taste sensation. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting your culinary journey, our detailed instructions and helpful tips will guide you seamlessly through the process, ensuring a perfect tart every time. So, prepare to embark on a culinary adventure and savor the delightful flavors of our Tomato and Cream Cheese Tart, along with its enticing variations.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
TOMATO AND CHEDDAR TARTLETS
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories appetizer
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 tartlets
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Unroll 1 pie dough into a round. Arrange three 4 1/4-inch nonstick tartlet pans on the dough and use a paring knife to cut a circle of dough around each that is about 1/2 inch larger than the pan; these don't have to be perfect, but you want to make sure you cut enough excess dough to fill the pan and up the sides. Press the dough evenly into each pan; if any excess dough goes over the top, simply use the top edge of the tartlet pan to cut it away. Use a fork to dock the bottom of the pie crusts. Repeat this process with 3 more tartlet pans and the remaining pie dough. Place the 6 tartlet pans on a baking sheet and put in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, toss together the cherry tomatoes, garlic, salt and pepper. Let the tomatoes sit for 10 to 15 minutes for the flavors to combine.
- Bake the crusts until the dough is cooked part of the way through without any color and bubbles form on the bottom and sides, about 6 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- To each tartlet, add about 3 tablespoons of grated Cheddar and spread evenly over the bottom. Top the cheese in each with 8 tomato halves cut-side up, making sure to get some garlic with each tomato. Bake until the crusts are golden brown, the cheese is bubbling and the tomatoes are softened but have not burst, about 30 minutes. Let cool until cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the tartlets from the tart pans and garnish with small basil leaves.
- These tartlets can be stored in the refrigerator after they have cooled completely and reheated in the oven the next day for great leftovers!
RUSTIC TOMATO CHEESE TART
My fresh tomato tart is perfect when you want a taste of summer any time of year. The crust stays nice and crisp and the toppings are bursting with garden-fresh flavor! -Moji Dabney, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush with oil and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon goat cheese. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Repeat layers, brushing oil all the way to edges., Sprinkle onion over top to within 1 in. of edges; sprinkle with fontina cheese. Arrange tomato slices in a slightly overlapping pattern over fontina cheese. Sprinkle with chives, basil, salt and pepper. Bring up edges of tart over filling., Bake until crust is golden brown, 30-35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 134 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 174mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
EASY ZUCCHINI, TOMATO, AND CHEESE TART
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 to 6 main-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Remove the puff pastry from the package and let thaw at room temperature for about 30 minutes, or until no longer frozen but still cool.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and cook 5 minutes, or until the onion is slightly tender. Stir in the zucchini and saute just until it begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Mix in the drained tomatoes and raise the heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring often, until the zucchini is tender but not mushy and the juices have evaporated. Let cool.
- Lightly butter a dark-colored 9-inch tart pan with a removable rim or a glass pie plate. On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry into an 11-inch square. Fit it into the tart pan or pie plate. Trim off the overhanging pieces of pastry with scissors. Refrigerate the crust, uncovered, for 15 minutes, or up to 8 hours, covered.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Stir in the cheese, salt, pepper, and cooled vegetables. Spoon the mixture into the tart pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until the pastry is brown and a knife inserted in the center of the tart comes out clean. Remove the outer rim of the tart pan. Let the tart cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes before slicing. It is best to serve this tart very warm rather than piping hot.
TOMATO AND GOAT CHEESE TART
The tomato tarts and quiches I've been eating in Provence are delightful. Spreading mustard on the crust before you top it with tomatoes is a new idea that makes perfect sense to me, as mustard is such a perfect condiment for tomatoes.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, appetizer
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 10-inch tart pan and line it with the pastry. Keep in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
- Brush the mustard over the bottom of the dough. Slice the tomatoes and arrange over the mustard in concentric circles, overlapping them slightly. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and the herbs.
- Beat together the eggs and goat cheese. Season with salt and pepper and pour over the tomatoes. Drizzle on the olive oil. Place in the oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes, until the top is nicely browned. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 160, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 386 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
TOMATO TART
This easy-to-make tomato tart is a fun way of getting kids aged 8-14 involved in the kitchen
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Ask a grown-up helper to turn the oven on to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix the soft cheese together with the mustard in a small bowl.
- Cut the tomatoes into thick slices.
- Roll the pastry into a rectangle on a floured surface - don't worry if the edges are uneven. Lift the pastry onto a baking sheet
- Now trim off any really wiggly bits. Mark a border the thickness of two fingers around the edge.
- Spread the soft cheese inside the border, then arrange the tomato slices on top. Decorate with anchovies or olives (if using).
- Grate the Parmesan all over. Ask a grown-up to put the tart in the oven for 30 mins or until the pastry is golden and the tomatoes are cooked.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 508 calories, Fat 38 grams fat, SaturatedFat 19 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 34 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 1.37 milligram of sodium
HEIRLOOM TOMATO TART
Find out why everyone is raving about our Heirloom Tomato Tart. Our tasty Heirloom Tomato Tart incorporates orange, red and yellow tomatoes.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 45m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 450ºF.
- Spray large baking sheet with cooking spray; sprinkle with cornmeal. Pat pizza dough into 15x10-inch rectangle on prepared baking sheet; prick evenly with fork. Brush with 1 Tbsp. vinaigrette.
- Bake 15 to 20 min. or until crisp and golden brown. Cool 10 min. Meanwhile, reserve 1 tsp. herbs. Mix remaining herbs with cream cheese, ricotta, lemon zest and 1 Tbsp. of the remaining vinaigrette.
- Spread cream cheese mixture onto crust; top with tomatoes and reserved herbs. Drizzle with remaining vinaigrette.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 320 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.9002 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 5 g
ZURIE'S TOMATO AND CREAM CHEESE TART
I'd like to dedicate this recipe to Molly53. When I could not find a tomato tart or pie on Zaar with cream cheese as a basis, she went to the trouble of converting a recipe and posting it for me in RR, which is really going to a lot of trouble! Thank you, Molly53!! This is not that tart, but in the end I put this together, and my severest critic, my husband, said the tart was fine. At the time of my request in RR I had lots of small plum tomatoes which in the heat became too overripe for salad but I could not bear to throw them out. I had a large chunk left of my favourite pastry, recipe #197151, which had to be used, but I confess that I don't know how much I used for this pie.... The amount given is a guess. The taste is clean; I did not want to use mayo. Prep time does not include making the pastry.
Provided by Zurie
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 420 deg F/210 deg C (to start with).
- Line a smallish oven dish with pastry, rolled out thinly. I used a rectangular dish. If you prefer, beat an extra egg and paint the pastry with egg, for a golden colour after baking.Keep pastry cold at all times, so put into fridge while you continue.
- In a bowl, mix together everything except the small tomatoes. My cream cheese was very firm and cold still, so I used an electric beater for quite a while to get the mixture to be smooth.
- Although fresh basil is plentiful, I felt that dried basil stood up better to oven heat than fresh basil.
- Take the pastry-lined dish from fridge, and spoon in the cream cheese mixture.
- Top neatly with the small tomatoes, and sprinkle over the 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 40 - 45 minutes, until some tomatoes start colouring, then wrinkle, and the cream cheese base puffs up. It will sink again as it cools.
- Lovely side dish with fried chicken pieces.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 648.6, Fat 48, SaturatedFat 21.9, Cholesterol 146.2, Sodium 465.8, Carbohydrate 47.2, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 14.8, Protein 12.1
Tips:
- For the best results, use high-quality ingredients. This means using ripe tomatoes, fresh cream cheese, and a good quality puff pastry.
- If you don't have time to make your own puff pastry, you can use a store-bought version. Just be sure to thaw it according to the package instructions before using it.
- To make the tomato sauce, you can either use fresh or canned tomatoes. If you're using canned tomatoes, be sure to drain them well before using them.
- You can add other ingredients to the tart, such as cooked chicken, bacon, or vegetables. Just be sure to not overload the tart, or it will become soggy.
- Serve the tart warm or at room temperature. It's also delicious the next day.
Conclusion:
This tomato and cream cheese tart is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. It's perfect for a light lunch or dinner, or as an appetizer. The combination of sweet tomatoes, creamy cheese, and flaky puff pastry is sure to please everyone.
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