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Heirloom Tomato Tart
Summer60 min total · Serves 4

Heirloom Tomato Tart

Thin, golden pastry topped with ricotta, fresh herbs and slices of whatever tomatoes are best.

Prep time
25 min
Cook time
35 min
Serves
4

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet of all-butter shortcrust pastry (or make your own with 200g flour, 100g cold butter, pinch of salt)
  • 200g ricotta
  • 2 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 1 garlic clove, finely grated
  • 400g mixed heirloom tomatoes, sliced or halved
  • Small handful of fresh thyme and basil from the farm
  • 2 tbsp good olive oil
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • Optional: 50g crumbled feta to finish

2 ingredients available from CROFT:

Adds Heirloom Tomatoes, Mixed Herb Bundle

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C). Roll the pastry into a rough oval or rectangle about 5mm thick and place on a lined baking sheet.

  2. Mix the ricotta, crème fraîche, garlic, a pinch of salt, and black pepper together. Spread evenly over the pastry, leaving a 2cm border.

  3. Arrange the tomato slices over the ricotta base. Overlap them slightly — they'll shrink as they cook.

  4. Fold the pastry border up and over the outer edge of the filling to create a rough crust. Press gently to seal.

  5. Drizzle the tart with olive oil and scatter over the thyme leaves. Season generously.

  6. Bake for 30–35 minutes until the pastry is golden and the tomatoes have collapsed and caramelised at the edges.

  7. Scatter with torn basil (and feta if using) and a final drizzle of olive oil. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Cook's notes

The key is using fully ripe tomatoes — the sweetness concentrates in the oven. Our Cherokee Purple and Green Zebra varieties work beautifully here. Leftovers keep well at room temperature for a day; don't refrigerate or the pastry will go soft.

Ingredients from CROFT

The farm-grown ingredients used in this recipe.

vegetables

Heirloom Tomatoes

Varieties you won't find in a supermarket — grown for flavour, not shelf life.

$6.00per 500g

vegetables

Mixed Herb Bundle

Cut fresh the morning of delivery — thyme, rosemary, sage, and whatever else is best.

$3.00per bundle