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Tomato Tart

Ingredients

  • 2 large summer tomatoes, or an equivalent amount of smaller tomatoes, sliced thin
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • flour for dusting
  • 2 T. Dijon mustard
  • 1 8 oz. pkg. sliced Swiss cheese
  • 1 T. olive oil
  • fresh basil or chives, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°. Lightly grease a sheet pan or cover with parchment.
  • Arrange the tomato slices between layers of paper towels, sprinkle with salt, and leave for 10 minutes to drain.
  • Carefully unfold the puff pastry on a floured surface. Roll out slightly to flatten. and enlarge the pastry for about an inch in either direction. Transfer to the prepared sheet pan.
  • With a butter knife score all around the pastry, leaving a 1" border from the edges. Use a fork to prick the pastry every inch or so inside of the border. Don't prick between the border and the edges.
  • Paint the pastry inside the border with Dijon mustard. Cover the mustard entirely with a layer of sliced Swiss cheese. Arrange the tomato slices over the cheese, overlapping is okay. Drizzle with olive oil and add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Bake for 15 minutes then turn the oven down to 350°. Bake another 20 minutes until the edges are puffed and browned.