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Oldies But Goodies: Tomato Galette With Honeyed Goat Cheese, Caramelized Shallots and Fresh Thyme

Oldies But Goodies: Tomato Galette With Honeyed Goat Cheese, Caramelized Shallots and Fresh Thyme

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Tomato Galette With Honeyed Goat Cheese, Caramelized Shallots and Fresh Thyme

Tomato Galette With Honeyed Goat Cheese, Caramelized Shallots and Fresh Thyme

Summer tomatoes. **sigh** While we still have some late summer tomatoes in our gardens and stores, here is a beautiful galette that showcases their beauty. It is especially beautiful made with some of those big multi-colored heirloom tomatoes.   Tomato Galette Save Recipe Print Recipe…

This is not a pizza.

This is not a pizza.

 

 

This is not a pizza.

I know. I know. It sure looks like a pizza and we all know that old duck test: “If it looks like a duck…

Nevertheless, this is a crostata. A crostata is a rustic Italian baked tart, the Italian cousin of the French galette. This particular crostata is a pizza-like savory “pie” that differs from a traditional pizza in that it has a crust that has the crunch of cornmeal and the flavor of butter. (Not all savory crostata doughs incorporate cornmeal as an ingredient, though.)

This  crostata is topped with a goat and asiago cheese mixture, sliced heirloom tomatoes and a generous garnish of fresh basil leaf chiffonade. Pretty wonderful.

My friend Sarah says this is one of the best things I make and Sarah is one of the best cooks I know. Take her word for it and give this recipe a try.

Tomato Crostata with Parmesan Cream
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Ingredients

  • 1 recipe crostata crust (chilled)
  • 2 C. grated Asiago cheese (or Parmigiano-Reggiano)
  • 1/4 C. goat cheese (at room temperature)
  • 1/4 C. mayonnaise
  • 1 T. fresh chives (minced)
  • 1 t. fresh thyme leaves
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pound heirloom tomatoes (sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds and drained on paper towels)
  • Extra-virgin olive oil (for drizzling)
  • Sea salt
  • 1 large egg (beaten)
  • 5 fresh basil leaves (cut into chiffonade ribbons)
  • Recipe for the Crostata Crust
  • 1 1/4 C. (6 1/4 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 C. cornmeal
  • 1/4 t. sea salt
  • 1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter (cold, cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup ice water

Instructions

  1. Make the crostata crust. Add flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse once or twice until the ingredients are mixed. Add the butter cubes and pulse until the butter cubes are the size of large peas. Sprinkle ice water into the mixture one tablespoon at a time, pulsing with each water addition. When large clumps form and the dough begins to hold together, transfer the dough from the processor bowl to a lightly-floured surface and form into a ball and then into a 6-inch wide disk. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before you roll it into a crust.
  2. For the crostata: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and place the rack in the lower third of the oven. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or use a silicone mat.
  3. Slice tomatoes into 1/4 inch rounds and lay them out on a paper-towel lined cookie sheet. Cover the tomato slices with more paper towels and set the tomatoes aside. You are doing this so that the tomatoes you use to top your crostata will not release too much liquid during the baking of the crostata.
  4. To roll the crust: Flour your counter generously. Roll the chilled disk into a 14 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick round. As you are rolling the dough, turn it and flip it being sure to keep the surface on which you are rolling the dough well-floured. When you have rolled the dough into the correct size, roll it around the rolling pin and transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate the dough on the baking sheet while your prepare the filling for the crostata.
  5. To prepare the filling: Put Asiago cheese, goat cheese, mayonnaise, chives and thyme in a small bowl. Using your hands (or a wooden spoon), mix these ingredients to thoroughly combine. Season with salt and pepper. Spread this mixture on the center of the chilled crostata dough round, leaving a 1 1/2 inch border all around.
  6. Layer the tomato slices in concentric circles (overlapping slightly) on top of the cheese mixture.
  7. Fold the border of the crust up around the tomato-cheese mixture. Leave the center open.
  8. Drizzle some olive oil over the crostata and brush the dough edges of the crostata with an egg wash (beaten egg and a little water). Sprinkle some grated Asiago over the crust and over the tomatoes in the center of the crostata.
  9. Put completed crostata in a preheated oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the crust is a golden brown. Check the crostata several times while cooking it to see if the crust is browning evenly. Use a spatula to lift up the edges of the crostata to inspect the bottom of the crostata.
  10. When the crostata is done and the crust is a pretty golden brown, transfer the crostata to a rack and cool for 15 minutes.
  11. Garnish wil basil, slice and serve. (This crostata can be reheated in a 350 degree F. oven for about 5 minutes.)

Nutrition

Calories

3102 cal

Fat

234 g

Carbs

166 g

Protein

89 g
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This recipe was adapted from one taught at Sur La Table Cooking School in Costa Mesa. Their classes are excellent. Here is a link to their website:  Sur La Table Cooking School in Costa Mesa, California

 

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Elegant Cream of Tomato Soup

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Here is a wonderful cream of tomato soup.

I’m pretty picky about what I serve to guests and I would serve this soup at a dinner party without hesitation.
Absent distracting spices, the flavor of the tomatoes is pure and intense and the fresh basil leaves subtly complement the tomato flavor.
To my mind, you should only make this soup when you have the season’s best tomatoes. I used heirloom tomatoes from this week’s farmers market. The recipe calls for lots of butter and cream, so this is a recipe to make when you want to celebrate. (You will note the dollops of butter floating in the soup in the photo.)
The recipe is easy to prepare and is better the second day when the basil has had time to infuse itself into the soup.
You will never go back to Campbell’s. I promise.
By the way, Juliet gives this recipe five stars. I moved my soup and props into the den where the light was better to take my photographs. I carefully set everything up on the floor in front of my den window. I shot some photographs but decided that I needed a different napkin that I thought would be better in the photo. As I left the room, I carefully closed the door to be sure Juliet would not help herself to my soup. Juliet, wily pup that she is, had quietly let herself into the room before I closed the door, however. By the time I came back into the room, she was blissfully lapping up the creamy soup. I grabbed my camera and caught this shot of Juliet. I guess I have a little gourmet on my hands. Who knew?

 

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