One of my favorite flavor combinations in the summer is bacon and tomato. I plant an array of colors of cherry tomatoes in my garden which are so lovely on this tart. You can find an abundance of cherry tomatoes at your local farmers market too.
Serve this fabulous tart with a garden salad for a delightful lunch.
BLT Tart – Bacon Leek and Tomato
Equipment
- 9"x13" baking sheet
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 1 large cutting board
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup fontina cheese, finely grated
- 4 ounces burrata cheese, cut into 6 pieces
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 14 fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 12 slices bacon
- 3 leeks, white part only, sliced in half lengthwise and cut into thin slices
- 1 pint assorted color cherry tomatoes, sliced into 3 or 4 slices per tomato
Instructions
- Line 9" x 13" baking sheet with parchment paper (wet under corners of parchment paper to help it lay flat on pan). Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Dust a cutting board with flour. Place the puff pastry flat on the board and roll out with a rolling pin to fit the baking sheet. Place the pastry on the parchment paper on the baking sheet.
- Make an egg wash by mixing the egg and water in a small bowl. Use a pastry brush to brush the egg wash lightly across the puff pastry. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese evenly on the pastry.
- In a small bowl, combine fontina cheese, buratta cheese, thyme, basil, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
- Spread cheese mixture evenly over the pastry (you may need to break up the burrata with a fork to evenly distribute it with the other cheeses over the pastry.
- Fry bacon until crisp. Keep the bacon fat in the pan. Remove bacon strips from pan and cool.
- Add sliced leeks to the bacon fat and saute over medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes until the leeks are soft, transparent and beginning to brown. Remove from heat.
- Crumble bacon into small pieces. Evenly distribute the leeks and bacon over the pastry.
- Place the cherry tomato slices over the pastry to evenly cover the top of the tart. Fold the vertical edges of the tart to "tuck in the tart" if any pastry goes over the edge of the pan. Brush edges of tart with egg wash.
- Bake tart in preheated 400 degree oven for 40 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the tart into 8 pieces.
