Herbed Goat Cheese Tart with Cherry Tomato
Prep time : 3 hours
Cook time : 45 mins
Total time : 3 hours 45 mins
Ingredients
For crust:
½ cup superfine brown rice flour
½ cup potato starch
½ cup almond meal
¼ cup sorghum flour
¼ tsp. xanthan gum
¼ tsp. salt
8 Tbsp. butter, very cold and cut into 16 pieces
1 large egg+ 2 tsp. water, whisked well
For Filling:
10 oz. chevre (fresh goat cheese)
8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
8 oz. (1/2 cup) Greek yogurt
3 large eggs
1 cup packed fresh herbs–basil, lemon thyme, sage, chives, oregano, dill, and parsley
Finely grated zest of one lemon
Juice of one lemon
1 garlic clove, finely minced
¼ tsp. salt
A few shakes ground black pepper
For compote:
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, quartered
¼ cup or more fresh parsley and oregano, minced
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
For crust: In a food processor, pulse the first 6 ingredients. Scatter butter over the flours and pulse until only pea-sized or smaller pieces of butter remain. While pulsing, drizzle the egg and water mixture through the feed hole. Continue pulsing gently until the dough starts to come together, being very careful not to overwork the dough.
Transfer the dough to a 10” or 11” round tart pan and gently pat the dough evenly onto the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
Chill the dough in the pan for about 30 minutes or until firm. (Freeze for 15 minutes if you’re in a hurry.)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the shiny side of a double layer of foil with non-stick cooking spray. Press the foil against the surface of the dough. Fill with dry beans or pie weights. Bake for 30 minutes with the weights/beans then carefully lift the foil out of the pan and continue baking the crust for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until golden. Set aside to cool while preparing the herbed cheese filling.
For filling:Place the herbs in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the herbs are finely chopped. Transfer the herbs to a clean bowl and set aside until ready to use.
In the same bowl of the food processor or in the bowl of an electric mixer, place the cream cheese and goat cheese. Pulse or beat until well combined. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions. Add the cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, salt and pepper. Process or beat well, scraping sides of the bowl, until no lumps remain and all the filling is smooth. Pour the filling into a clean bowl and whisk in the reserved herbs. Pour over the crust and bake for about 45 minutes.
Transfer the tart to a cooling rack. Cool completely and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
At least 30 minutes before serving, prepare Cherry Tomato Topping.
To serve, allow the tart to come to room temperature. Cut into wedges and top with the tomato topping and a few sprigs of fresh herbs.
For Cherry Tomato Compote:
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for at least 30 minutes or several hours for flavors to meld. Serve on top of the herbed chevre tart.
Note: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour plus ½ cup almond meal can be used in place of GF flours