Heirloom Tomato Tart
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water
- 3/4 pound fresh mozzarella (not unsalted), very thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup tapenade or pesto, optional, store bought
- 2 pounds mixed heirloom tomatoes, sliced 3/4-inch thick
- Special equipment: pie weights or raw rice
- Make pastry: Blend together flour, butter, shortening, Parmesan, pepper, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size lumps.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons ice water over and gently stir with a fork (or pulse in food processor) until incorporated.
- Gently squeeze a small handful: If it doesn't hold together without falling apart, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) after each addition until incorporated, continuing to test.
- Do not overwork dough, or it will become tough.
- Turn out dough onto a work surface and divide into 2 portions.
- With heel of your hand, smear each portion once in a forward motion to help distribute fat.
- Gather both portions of dough into 1 ball, then pat into a disk.
- Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch round and fit into a 9-inch round tart pan with a removable rim.
- Fold excess dough in to make sides.
- Lightly prick tart shell all over with a fork.
- Line the shell with foil and fill with pie weights, or rice.
- Bake in middle of oven 20 minutes.
- Carefully remove foil and weights and bake until golden, about 15 minutes more.
- Cool in pan on a rack.
- Fill tart shell: Remove side of pan and slide shell onto a platter.
- Arrange 1/3 of mozzarella in bottom of shell and drizzle with 1/3 of pesto.
- Arrange 1/3 of tomato slices, overlapping, on top of cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Repeat layering twice.
- Cook's note: Tart shell can be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
flour, cold unsalted butter, cold vegetable shortening, freshly ground black pepper, salt, water, mozzarella, tapenade, mixed heirloom tomatoes, rice
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/heirloom-tomato-tart-recipe.html (may not work)