Mini Zucchini and Goat Cheese Tarts

Name: Mini Zucchini and Goat Cheese Tarts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams soft fresh goat cheese, room temperature; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for drizzling; 59 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1 refrigerated pie crust (half of 15-ounce package); 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh lemon thyme or regular thyme; 1 kilograms 1-inch-diameter zucchini, cut into 1/16- to 1/8-inch-thick rounds

Mini Zucchini and Goat Cheese Tarts requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 257 calories. A mixture of goat cheese, pie crust, diameter zucchini, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Place pie crust on floured work surface. Using 1 1/2- to 1 3/4-inch cookie cutter or biscuit cutter dipped in flour, cut out 24 rounds; transfer to prepared sheet, spacing 1/2 inch apart.

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Pie Crust

Biscuits

All Purpose Flour

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Cookie Cutter

Place in freezer until dough is firm, about 30 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep frozen.

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Dough

Toss zucchini with 1 teaspoon salt in medium bowl.

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Zucchini

Salt

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Bowl

Let stand 15 minutes.

Drain and pat dry.

Place zucchini in another medium bowl; toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and thyme.

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Olive Oil

Zucchini

Thyme

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Bowl

Sprinkle zucchini with pepper.

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Zucchini

Pepper

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Spread goat cheese generously over each frozen dough round. Fold 3 to 4 zucchini slices in half and place in concentric circle atop 1 dough round, creating flower-like pattern. Repeat with remaining zucchini and dough (reserve any remaining zucchini for another use).

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Goat Cheese