The savory cherry tomato and stracciatella tart is a simple and delicious rustic dish with shortcrust pastry, a rustic tart tatin that will win you over at the first taste. I had a roll of shortcrust pastry to use up, lots of cherry tomatoes, and I thought of preparing this upside-down tart that was literally devoured. I love the contrast between the soft and caramelized/confit cherry tomatoes, the bold taste of garlic, the crunchiness of the shortcrust pastry, and the creaminess of the stracciatella. It’s a quick and very easy recipe that will make you fall in love, perfect even in summer, as an appetizer, main course, for a party or a buffet, super versatile, ideal if you want to prepare something simple but special at the same time! To make this savory cherry tomato tart, you only dirty the pan in which you cook it, so no excuses for not trying it 😀
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 1 Piece
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric Oven, Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 3.5 oz stracciatella
- 20 cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 roll shortcrust pastry (round)
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- to taste basil
Steps
The savory cherry tomato tart is extremely easy and quick to prepare. First, clean the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half, place them in a round baking dish lined with parchment paper, add chopped garlic, extra virgin olive oil, salt, black pepper, brown sugar, and mix well.
Arrange the cherry tomatoes so that the cut side is facing up and cover them with the shortcrust pastry.
Trim any excess, fold the edges inward, make small slits, and bake the savory cherry tomato tart in a preheated oven at 392°F for about 25 minutes; it should be golden brown.
Once cooked, carefully flip the savory cherry tomato tart and garnish it with a bit of stracciatella and a few basil leaves.
Tips:
The savory cherry tomato tart can be kept at room temperature (with the cheese) for a couple of hours. If you want to serve it a bit later, add the cheese just before eating. In the fridge, it keeps for a couple of days. If you don’t want to add the brown sugar, you can omit it; the cherry tomatoes, of course, will not be “caramelized.”
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