Recipe

Over The Top Three-love Apple Tart Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago It's a pizza tart with wonderfully abundant variety of tomatoes. Serve as an appetizer or for brunch. Ahh tomatoes! Prep:20m Cook:35m Servings:12	Mystic_rive
	tomatoes ricotta thyme garlic eggs

Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope

Fans

dagnabbit

jo_jo_ba

mmmmgood

momo_55gra

lanacountr

trigger

linebb956

theoldrecl

Ingredients

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

2 egg whites

1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon snipped fresh lemon thyme or thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

2 large tomatoes, sliced

5 yellow or red cherry tomatoes, sliced

2 red cherry tomatoes, sliced

1 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil

2 teaspoons snipped fresh lemon thyme or thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

Directions

Prepare Pastry for Single-Crust Pie.

On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a circle about 12 inches in diameter.

Transfer to a 10-inch tart pan; ease pastry into pan.

Trim pastry even with rim of pan. Do not prick pastry.

Line pastry shell with a double thickness of foil.

Bake pastry in a 450 degree F oven for 5 minutes.

Remove foil.

Bake for 5 to 7 minutes more or until pastry is set and dry.

Remove from oven.

Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F.

Sprinkle tart shell with Parmesan cheese.

Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl beat egg whites slightly.

Stir in ricotta cheese, garlic, and the 1 tablespoon thyme; spread over pastry.

Overlap large tomato slices in a circle around edge.

Arrange yellow cherry tomato slices in a circle within the tomato ring. Fill center with red cherry tomato slices.

Stir together olive oil or cooking oil and the 2 teaspoons thyme. Brush tomatoes with oil mixture.

Bake tart in a 325 degree F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through and nearly set.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Refrigerate any leftover tart.

-----------------------------

Pastry for Single-Crust Pie:

------------------------------

In a large mixing bowl stir together 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in 1/3 cup shortening until pieces are pea size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cold water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon cold water at a time, until all the dough is moistened (4 to 5 tablespoons cold water total). Form dough into a ball.

Recent Gawkers

Not quite what you're looking for? See more Appetizers / Vegetables

Or see more just like this

Comments

trigger 1 year, 5 months ago said:
I like how you add a layer of Parmesan cheese on the bottom of the crust, you get a nice surprise when you bite into this Tomato Tart.The fresh herbs make the difference to me and I would be lost without some garlic. Thank you Joymarie
Michael

fuzzy 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Maybe I'm mising something here, but why is it called an "apple" tart? Anette

linebb956 1 year, 5 months ago said:
OMG.. I love it!

mystic_river1 1 year, 5 months ago said:
It is called a 'love apple' tart which is another name for the tomato.

momo_55grandma 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Yeah another great post thanks buddy I say high5

Add a Comment