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Tomato Pesto Burrata Tart

Amber Bondar
This summer fresh tomato basil pesto burrata tart is the ideal appetizer or dinner accompaniment. It's bold basil and tomato flavors are accented by the luxuriousness of the creamy burrata cheese. The crisp yet flaky crust makes the perfect shell for this garden tart.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 12" Spring Form Pan Or other baking tray
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 measuring cup
  • 1 Fork
  • 1 Teaspoon
  • Rolling Pin
  • Pastry Knife

Ingredients
  

Tart Pastry

  • 1½ Cup Cold Butter
  • 3¾ Cup Flour
  • ¾ Tsp Salt
  • ⅔ Cup Cold Water

Tart Toppings

  • Jarred Basil Pesto
  • 6 Cocktail tomatoes washed and sliced thinly or 3 large field tomatoes
  • 1 500ml Burrata Cheese
  • Fresh Basil Leaves

Instructions
 

Making the Tart Pastry

  • Measure flour and salt into large mixing bowl.
    3¾ Cup Flour, ¾ Tsp Salt
  • Add in the cold butter using a pastry knife to blend.
    1½ Cup Cold Butter
  • Blend butter into flour mixture with pastry knife until it resembles coarse peas.
  • Add in the cold water a little at a time. Using your hands form the pastry dough into a soft ball.
    ⅔ Cup Cold Water
  • If your dough feels sticky after adding water you can add a bit more flour.
  • Wrap the ball of pastry dough in cling wrap and place in fridge for one hour.

Bake the Tart Shell

  • Roll the chilled pastry dough out to 1/8" thickness on lightly floured work surface.
  • Work the dough into a circular form. Place dough in spring form pan with only enough dough lip to go up the side a half inch deep.
  • Alternatively make a galette shape out of the dough for your tart base.
  • Dock the bottom of the pastry before baking for ten minutes in 350℉ preheated oven.
  • Discard excess pastry scrapes.

Assembling the Tart

  • Remove the pastry from the oven and spread a few teaspoons of basil pesto on the tart shell.
  • Arrange sliced tomato so they just overlap slightly.
  • Add spoonfuls of the burrata cheese to the top of the tomato.
  • Return to oven to continue baking for 20-30 minutes more or until crust is golden.
  • Lay fresh basil around the top of the baked tart.
  • Remove from oven and let cool slightly before cutting.
Keyword appetizer, burrata, Pastry, tart, tomato
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