Fresh Tomato & Zucchini Tart
Ingredients
- Pastry:
- 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 1/4 C flour
- 1/8 t salt
- 1 T minced chives
- Filling:
- 2/3 C coarsely chopped Calamata olives
- 1 T + 1 t chopped prosciutto
- 1 T drained capers
- 3 large tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 2 T olive
- 1 T finely chopped garlic
- 2 small zucchini, shredded (@ 1 1/2 C)
- Salt & pepper
- Fresh basil leaves
Details
Servings 8
Preparation
Step 1
Make pastry: In food processor, blend cream cheese & butter. Add flour & salt & process just til dough begines to form a ball. Sprinkle chives on work surface. Turn out dough & knead lightly til chives are incorporated. Pat dough into disk @ 1/2" thick. Wrap & refrigerate at least 30 min. or up to a day.
Remove dough from fridge & let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. On well-floured surface, roll dough into 13-14" round. Roll pastry onto rolling pin & gently unroll over 11" fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Fit dough evenly into pan without stretching. Trim overhaning dough to 1" from rim. fold excess dough over & press into side of pan. Refrigerate for 20 min or til firm. Meanwhile preheat oven to 400.
Line chilled tart shell with foil & weigh down with pastry weights, dried beans or rice. Bake for 15 min. Remove foil & weights & bake for 10 min longer or til just golden. Transfer to rack to cook complete; then remove fluted of the tart pan and place shell on serving platter.
Prepare filling:
In medium bowl, stir together olives, prosciutto & capers. spread mixture evenly over bottom of baked shell. Start at ledge, layer tomato slices in overlapping concentric circles.
In med. skillet, heat oil. Add garlic & stir over mod-hi heat 1 min. Add zucchini, season with salt & pepper & stir til softened slightly, @ 1 min. spoon zucchini over tomatoes & garnish with basil. Serve at room temp.
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