Tomato Basil Tartlets
- 1 (10 x 9-inch) sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- All-purpose flour, for sprinkling
- 1/3 cup store-bought black-olive tapenade
- 1 cup (2 ounces) grated Fontina cheese
- 8 cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 6 fresh basil leaves, chopped
- Fleur de sel or other coarse sea salt (optional)
- A 2 1/4-inch-round cookie cutter
- Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll the puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface.
- Using the tines of a fork, prick the pastry all over.
- Using a 2 1/4-inch-round cookie cutter, cut out 16 rounds of pastry.
- Place the pastry rounds 3/4 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper on top of the pastry rounds and then place another baking sheet directly on top of the parchment paper to keep the pastry even while baking.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden.
- Remove the top baking sheet and the top piece of parchment paper.
- Spread 1 teaspoon tapenade on each pastry round.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon cheese on top.
- Arrange 2 tomato quarters over each dollop of cheese.
- Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
- Transfer the tartlets to a platter and sprinkle them with chopped basil and some fleur de sel, if desired.
pastry, flour, storebought blackolive tapenade, cheese, tomatoes, fresh basil, salt, cutter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tomato-basil-tartlets-386838 (may not work)