APPETIZERS = Tomato, Bacon & Gruyere Tart

By pattiwarner

Ingredients

• Puff pastry sheet
• 1 1/2 cups grated gruyere
• 4 slices crumbled cooked bacon
• 3 thinly sliced small tomatoes
• 2 tsp. thyme leaves
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• Pepper to taste
• 1 egg beaten with 1 tsp. water.

Preparation

Step 1

Roll out puff pastry sheet into a 10 x 14 rectangle. Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with cheese, leaving a 2 inch border on the long sides. Top with bacon, tomatoes, thyme leaves, salt and pepper. Fold in the long sides, cut vents in the pastry. Fold in 1/2 inch of the short ends, pinch to seal. Brush the pastry with the egg. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown, about 30 minutes.