Rustic Tomato-Basil Tart
- 2 pounds Ripe Tomatoes, Cut Into 1/4-inch Thick Slices (for 2 Pounds You'll Need About 6 Medium)
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt, Divided
- 1 cup Fresh Corn Kernels (for 1 Cup You'll Need About 2 Ears)
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
- 3 Tablespoons Plain Greek Yogurt (I Used 2% Fat Fage, Substitute Sour Cream If Desired)
- 1- 1/2 cup Gluten Free Flour Mixture - See Note At Bottom For Directions (Substitute All-purpose Flour If Desired)
- 1/4 cups Yellow Cornmeal, Plus 1 Tablespoon Cornmeal, Divided
- 1/4 cups Cold Unsalted Butter (cut Into Small Pieces)
- 1/2 cups Thinly Sliced Fresh Basil, Divided
- 13 cups Shredded Fontina Cheese, Plus Extra For Sprinkling On Top If Desired
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Oregano
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch (or Substitute All-purpose Flour If Desired)
- 1/2 teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Place the tomato slices in a single layer on several layers of clean paper towels.
- Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and let stand for at least 20 minutes.
- Then blot the tomato slices dry with additional paper towels.
- Add the corn, lemon juice and yogurt to a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
- Set aside.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, 1/4 cup cornmeal and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Whisk until blended.
- Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add the pureed corn mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.
- Knead gently until it holds together, 3 or 4 times.
- On a large clean slightly damp surface, slightly overlap two 16-inch sheets of plastic wrap.
- Place the dough in the plastic wrap and press into a 6-inch disc.
- Cover with 2 more (16-inch) sheets of overlapping plastic wrap.
- Roll the dough (still covered) using a rolling pin into a 14 inch circle.
- Transfer the dough to a large baking sheet and freeze for about 10 minutes or until the plastic wrap can easily be removed.
- Then pull it out of the freezer and set the dough aside for a moment.
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cornmeal.
- Remove the top layer of plastic wrap and place the dough open face down on the cornmeal topped baking sheet.
- Remove the top layer of plastic wrap.
- Combine 1/4 cup of basil, 1/3 cup fontina cheese and oregano.
- In a separate small bowl combine the 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Spread the cheese mixture on the dough leaving a 1 1/2 inch border around the edges.
- Sift 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch mixture over the cheese.
- Arrange half the sliced, blotted tomatoes over the cheese.
- Sift the remaining cornstarch mixture over the top of the tomatoes.
- Layer the remaining sliced tomatoes on top.
- Fold the edges of the dough up toward the center (leaving a bunch of the tomatoes still exposed) and press to seal.
- Bake at 400 F for 35 minutes or until the crust is browned.
- Then remove it from the oven and allow the tart to sit for 10 minutes before cutting.
- Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper, 1/4 cup basil and additional fontina cheese if desired.
- * Note: for an all purpose gluten free flour mixture we used the following recipe: 2 cups brown rice flour, 2/3 cup potato starch and 1/3 cup tapioca flour.
- Mix and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- (Adapted from a Cooking Light recipe 2003.)
tomatoes, salt, fresh corn, lemon juice, greek yogurt, flour, yellow cornmeal, butter, fresh basil, fontina cheese, oregano, cornstarch, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/rustic-tomato-basil-tart/ (may not work)