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Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart

Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart

Name: Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Ricotta cheese 1 cup; Heirloom tomatoes 1 lb; Scallions 2; Red onion 1; Parsley ½ cup; Fresh mint ¼ cup; Frozen puff pastry 1 sheet; Large eggs 1; Kosher Salt; Black pepper; Lemon 1; Olive oil 2 tbsp; Sea salt

Delicious Tomato Tart

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40m
Serves 6
Medium
425 °F
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Ingredients

	1 cup Ricotta cheese
	1 lb Heirloom tomatoes various colors and sizes, sliced or halved
	2 Scallions finely chopped
	1 Red onion finely sliced
	½ cup Parsley fresh flat-leaf , chopped
	¼ cup Fresh mint small leaves
	1 sheet Frozen puff pastry (from 17.3-oz package), thawed
	1 Large eggs beaten
	Kosher Salt to taste
	Black pepper to taste
	1 Lemon
	2 tbsp Olive oil
	Sea salt for sprinkling

Nutritional information

300

calories

21g

fat

25g

carbohydrates

10g

protein

0mg

cholesterol

280mg

sodium

Cuisine:

Italian Recipes

Ingredients

1 cup Ricotta cheese
1 lb Heirloom tomatoes
various colors and sizes, sliced or halved
2 Scallions
finely chopped
1 Red onion
finely sliced
½ cup Parsley
fresh flat-leaf , chopped
¼ cup Fresh mint
small leaves
1 sheet Frozen puff pastry
(from 17.3-oz package), thawed
1 Large eggs
beaten
Kosher Salt
to taste
Black pepper
to taste
1 Lemon
2 tbsp Olive oil
Sea salt
for sprinkling

Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart

This Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart is a light and tasty, summer afternoon, late-lunch type of tart. Imagine yourself in the garden listening to the birds singing and eating this pie.

Filled with creamy ricotta cheese and scallions, lemon and parsley folded over the crust and topped with colorful, heirloom tomatoes, fresh mint, crystal salt and ground black pepper.

To make Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart?

Steps to make Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart

1	Prepare oven	5
Heat the oven to 425 °F and place the oven rack in the lower third.
2	Prepare pastry	5
On a baking sheet, unfold the pastry onto a piece of parchment paper and roll ½ -inch high on all sides. Using a paring knife, score a ½-inch, all the way around the border and lightly brush with egg. Poke the middle of the pastry, all over, with a fork.
3	Bake pastry	20
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.
4	Prepare filling	2
In a medium bowl, fold ricotta and ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
5	Add lemon	1
Add and mix some finely grated lemon zest and 2 teaspoons squeezed lemon juice.
6	Add scallions and parsley	2
Gently stir in the scallions and parsley.
7	Fill pastry	3
Spread the filling, evenly ono the middle of the cooled pastry.
8	Serve	2
Arrange the tomatoes and red onion beautifully on the tart and drizzle with olive oil and a dash of mint, sea salt, and ground black pepper.

In just under 40 minutes, you can prepare this gourmet Herbed Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Tart. It’s light and delicious, and full of fresh garden flavors. Try this on your own and share your garden pictures with us! Tag #cookmerecipes in your posts!

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.