Two Easy Summer Tarts

I've been receiving so many beautiful tomatoes in my CSA delivers lately that I've been trying to come up with more easy recipes to use them up before it's too late. Confession: I like easy recipes. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of difficult, involved and time-consuming food experiments too. But, dude, I work a lot (I bet a lot of you do too). Sometimes you just need any easy dinner+dessert idea that can be ready in 30 minutes or less.One item I keep in my freezer is puff pastry. You can make your own (maybe this should be a kitchen basic article some day?) or you can simply buy it. You can make anything from cinnamon rolls to savory tarts with a sheet of puff pastry. Here I made a simply tomato tart for a the main course and a quick peaches and cream one for dessert. All in under 30 minutes. Here's how:For the tomato tart I used half a sheet of puff pastry. I smeared on a few tablespoons of homemade pesto (recipe later this week!) and layered on a few slices of fresh mozzarella and a few thinly sliced heirloom tomatoes. Then I drizzled on just a little olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. The mozzarella was pre cut before I bought, and it was a little thicker than I would have preferred. This resulted in a very cheesy tart, which was still very delicious. I baked this at 375 F for about 20 minutes, until the crust was golden and puffy looking.For the peaches and cream tart I also used half a sheet of puff pastry (so one sheet makes dinner and dessert for two people!). I layered on slabs of cream cheese, fresh peach slices and then generously sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 375 F for 18-20 minutes.I like to bake on parchment paper, making clean up as easy as these recipes. Leaving plenty of time to unwind after an a quick and delicious dinner. xo. Emma

Comments

[cheyenne]

hmm, these look delicious! thanks for sharing :)
i'm moving to my own place in two weeks, puff pastry will definitely be something i'll keep in my freezer!
xo, cheyenne

[Julia]

The tomato tart looks great. I love making little puff pastry shells filled with spinach or other vegetables!

[sarah kate]

those are beautiful to boot!

[tinajo]

Interesting - never tried this but agree about the puff pastry!

[Maria @ All Things Luxurious]

Both of these look INCREDIBLE! Thanks so much for sharing -- I'm going to have to keep puff pastry in my freezer now! ;-)

[Rosemary]

Would love to try these sometime! I could only imagine what a chocolate-y dessert would be like... yum!

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[This Thrifty Chick]

The tomato tart looks delicious...anything with mozzarella is yummy.

[Allison]

The peach one looks divine! Nothing against the other, I'm just not big on tomatoes myself. I love how quick and easy they are. Puff pastry is awesome.
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[Daisy Nguyen]

The peaches & cream look so DELISH!
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[Sarah Elana]

These both look so easy and delicious!! There's nothing better than pesto, fresh mozzarella, and heirloom tomatoes in the summer. It would also be really cute to make these into bites for appetizers.

[Karen A.]

The tomato tart looks like a marguerita pizza! So yummy!

[Lisa P.]

This is great! I'm with you on needing the easy, fast recipes. I try to work in the longer ones once in awhile, but those take planning when you are busy! Thanks for sharing something delicious, healthy, fast, and easy.

[Emma]

I am obsessed with tomatoes in the worst (best?) way and have been dying for more wildly easy dishes beside Caprese salad - this certainly does the trick. Thanks for sharing!

[The Life of Clare]

These look so wonderful! How delicious! Thanks so much for sharing these super simple creative recipes!

[Becca]

Oh my gosh, I bet those peaches were delicious! They look so tasty.

Next time you feel like making a recipe that takes a little more time, you should try my tomato pie recipe!

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[Marie]

too good! :)

[tianna @ Suffocated Bliss]

That peaches and cream tart. Yum. Some marscapone cheese mixed with vanilla would be delicious too.

- tianna :)

[Heather]

Ahhhhh yummy!
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[Rose]

That looks DELICIOUS!!!!

[Anie]

YUM!! I feel like I must start keeping puff pastry in the freezer from now on.

Awesome post
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