Tomato, Basil & Zucchini Goat Cheese Tart

Does this not look like the most fancy, gourmet dinner ever?!

It may look it, but trust me when I tell you it’s super easy.

With the bounty of tomatoes, zucchini and basil this time of year,

this is the perfect meal or side dish to celebrate the garden harvest!

And you can have it on your table in under 1 hour…

…now that’s my kind of dinner!

Tomato, Basil & Zucchini Goat Cheese Tart

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Roll out your puff pastry into a 16×10 sheet. (see tips)
Using a butter knife, gently score the edges about 1 inch in from the edge.
Then with a fork, pierce the dough at about ½ inch intervals. This is to prevent the dough from bubbling up in the middle.
Now bake the dough for about 15 minutes, until slightly golden brown.
After the 15 minutes, remove from the oven and now it’s time to add all the goodies!
First crumble on the goat cheese, keeping within the square you made with the butter knife.
Then add the tomatoes and zucchini, evenly spreading them out.
Brush the veggies with olive oil.
Salt & pepper to taste.
Bake for about 20-25 more minutes.

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart

Tips!

One great thing about this recipe, is that you can add any kind of cheese you like and what ever vegetables you want (think of it as really just a fancy pants pizza). Martha’s original recipe uses Gruyere cheese and asparagus – yummy! You can get as creative as you wish!
From my experience with puff pastry, I have found that it is very hard to remove from counter tops (even a floured one), so I now roll it out on a piece of parchment paper, then transfer the dough and the paper to a baking sheet. You can bake it right on the paper.
You can serve this as a meal in itself with a side salad or roasted beets. Or as a side dish with your favourite meat. Yummy!

Now your family or guests will think you spent all day in the kitchen!

Shhhh don’t tell them how easy it really was!

Have a delicious day!

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