Savory tart with cherry tomatoes and stracchino

Name: Savory tart with cherry tomatoes and stracchino
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Puff pastry 8 oz; Stracchino cheese 7 oz; Datterino tomatoes 4.6 oz; Extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp; Black pepper to taste; Thyme dry to taste

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Serving: 4
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Savory tart with cherry tomatoes and stracchino is the kind of thing you pull together when guests are twenty minutes out and you need it to look like you planned ahead. Three ingredients, one roll of puff pastry, and a few minutes of prep are all it takes — which is exactly what a last-minute recipe should ask of you. It comes together quickly enough that you can have it in the oven before you've even tidied the kitchen.

Stracchino is a soft, very creamy fresh cheese, and the tomatoes here are datterino — the small, date-shaped variety with concentrated sweetness. Together they make one of the cleanest summer combinations around, and the contrast between the rich cheese and the bright, juicy tomatoes holds up beautifully on a simple puff pastry base. The tart is just as good at room temperature as it is warm, which means it works equally well for a quick lunch, a picnic, or an aperitivo spread without any last-minute juggling over timing.

How to prepare Savory tart with cherry tomatoes and stracchino

To prepare the savory tart with cherry tomatoes and stracchino, first line a baking pan about 8 2/3 in (22 cm) in diameter with a sheet of parchment paper 1. Unroll the puff pastry and place it in the pan 2, then fold the edge to form a double thickness 3.

Dock the base of the pastry so it doesn't puff up during baking 4 and cover with another sheet of parchment 5. Bake in a preheated conventional oven at 392°F for 15 minutes. After this time, remove from the oven and discard the parchment, then continue baking for another 5 minutes until golden 6.

Meanwhile, put the stracchino in a bowl 7 and season with extra virgin olive oil 8 and a grind of black pepper 9. Mix to combine.

Slice the datterino cherry tomatoes into rounds 10. Take the baked pastry and spread the stracchino 11, smoothing well with the back of a spoon 12.

Cover the surface with the cherry tomatoes 13, flavor with fresh thyme 14 and drizzle with a little oil. Bake at 392°F for 10 minutes. Your savory tart with cherry tomatoes and stracchino is ready to be served 15!