Tomato Tartlets
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 pound fresh ricotta
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, plus more for garnish
- 30 cherry tomatoes (about 1 pound), halved crosswise
- All-purpose flour, for rolling
- 1/2 pound all-butter puff pastry
- Preheat the oven to 425 and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Position racks in the middle and upper thirds of the oven.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry to a 9 1/2-by-17 1/2-inch rectangle.
- Using a straight edge, trim the pastry to a 9-by-17-inch rectangle.
- Transfer the pastry to the baking sheet and poke all over with a fork.
- Top with another sheet of parchment and another baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes on the middle rack, until golden.
- Remove the top sheet and parchment paper and bake the pastry until lightly browned and dry, about 10 minutes longer.
- Slide the paper and pastry onto a rack and let cool.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss the tomatoes with the olive oil and 2 teaspoons of thyme and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the tomatoes on a baking sheet, cut side up, and bake on the upper rack for about 15 minutes, until softened slightly.
- Let cool.
- In a food processor, puree the ricotta until very creamy.
- Spread the ricotta over the pastry and season with salt and pepper.
- Arrange the tomatoes cut side up on the ricotta in 5 rows of 12.
- Sprinkle lightly with fresh thyme.
- Using a long knife, cut the pastry between the tomatoes into 60 squares.
- Transfer the tartlets to platters and serve at once.
kosher salt, extravirgin olive oil, ricotta, thyme, tomatoes, flour, butter
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/tomato-tartlets (may not work)