Tomato Tarts

Name: Tomato Tarts
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings Basil, sliced thinly, for garnish; 227 grams (2 sticks) butter, very cold, cut into small pieces; 8 servings Butter, for brushing pie tin; 2 Tbsps plus 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (1 teaspoon per tartlet); 1 large egg white, for egg wash; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 8 servings Finely ground cornmeal, for sprinkling on pie tins; 59 milliliters ice water, or as needed; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsps plus 2 teaspoons olive oil (1 teaspoon per tartlet); 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon salt; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 237 milliliters shredded cheddar (2 tablespoons per tartlet); 1 Tbsp sugar; 8 mediums round tomatoes

One portion of this dish contains about 10g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 533 calories. This recipe serves 8. If $1.11 per serving falls in your budget, Tomato Tarts might be a spectacular vegetarian recipe to try. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, ice water, plus 2 teaspoons dijon mustard, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Make tart dough: Put in the work bowl of a food processor, the flour, butter, salt and sugar. Pulse quickly until the butter is the size of peas.

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Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Peas

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add very cold, ice water in a small stream until the dough just comes together. Empty the work bowl out onto waxed paper and halve the dough. Using the ends of the paper, shape into 2 balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator until ready for use.

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Water

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Make caramelized onion: In a skillet heat the olive oil until hot and cook the onions, stirring constantly, until golden.

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Onion

Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and let cool, set aside.

To assemble tartlettes: Take 8 small pie tins, brush with butter and liberally sprinkle with corn meal.

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Cornmeal

Butter

Cut dough into 8 equal pieces and put 7 back in the refrigerator (must be kept cold) roll out the dough into a 4-inch circle, it should be quite thick, you don't want it too thin or the tomatoes will bleed through bottom.

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Tomato

Dough

Roll

Place disk in pie tin and repeat until all 8 are done.

Place dough in tins on baking sheets.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Preheat oven on to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Brush bottoms of dough shell with 1 teaspoon of mustard. In the following order place into each shell: 2 tablespoons of shredded cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon caramelized onion, 4 slices of tomato, salt and pepper, and 1 teaspoon of olive oil.

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Shredded Cheddar Cheese