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Goat Cheese, Honey, Tomato Tart

Goat cheese, honey, tomatoes comes together to make a delicious end of summer or anytime tart with fresh herbs adapted from David Lebovitz.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Entree
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

Tart Crust (makes 1 large tart)

  • 1 1/2 flour
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter placed in freezer for 15 minutes
  • 1 tablespoons iced cold water
  • 1 egg yolk

Goat Cheese Honey Tart

  • 1 tart shell or pie crust
  • 2 tablespoons of dark grainy mustard or enough to cover bottom of tart
  • herbs such as thyme tarragon, basil
  • 3 large meaty tomatoes not too juicy sliced thickly
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 ounces of goat cheese in a log easy to slice
  • 2 tablespoons of honey may use more

Instructions

Tart Crust

  • Using a food processor:
  • Using a food processor, mix together flour, sugar, salt.
  • Blend in butter and on medium speed, count to 10 seconds.
  • Blend in water and blend for a few seconds.
  • Blend in egg.
  • Bring together to form a dough ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes at least.
  • Using your hands:
  • Mix together the dry ingredients. Blend in the butter until you have a mealy flour mixture. Add in water and egg and knead gently until the dough forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out to three inches more than size of tart pan.
  • Gently place in tart pan, and using rolling pin, roll off the edges.

Goat Cheese Honey Tart

  • Fork the bottom of the tart shell. Spread on mustard until the base is covered.
  • Cover with a scattering of fresh herbs.
  • Arrange slices of tomato, keeping in mind that tomatoes do shrink.
  • Drizzle olive oil over tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
  • Arrange 6 to 8 round discs of goat cheese cut about 1/2 inch thick on top of the tomatoes.
  • Drizzle honey over the entire tart, saving some honey for drizzling once tart is out of the oven.
  • Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. If making smaller tarts, reduce baking time.
  • Goat cheese will bubble and turn a golden brown. Serve hot or at room temperature.
  • Add more fresh herbs.

Notes

I found it best using lots of honey.