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Tomato Tart with Goat Cheese, Quark, Prosciutto, and Gremolata
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13 Reviews
Allie S.
November 27, 2015
Made this for thanksgiving (as an appetizer) using the ATK pie crust recipe found on food 52. We had some vegetarians in our crew so I omitted the anchovies in the gremolata. Used truffle oil instead of EVOO to make up for not using anchovies. Also did not use prosciutto but the tomatoes held up just fine. Really, really good and worth the effort. Thanks!
Lizzi_G
August 26, 2015
This was amazing!! I had meaty roma-style tomatoes from my garden which I cored on an angle so they would lay on their long side but the opening would still be upright-ish. I also used homemade kefir cheese instead of the quark. I used my standard pie crust recipe where I substitute a hard liquor for the water- for this one I used a juniper gin.
VeggiesByCandlelight
August 25, 2015
Thanks so much for such a wonderful recipe. With all of our summertime tomatoes it was fun to find a recipe that was a bit off the beaten path. Keep up the great work!
TXExpatInBKK
August 19, 2015
I don't like goat cheese (sorry, I've tried!) so I used Boursin instead because I had it in my fridge. This was wonderful, thank you!
Claire R.
August 3, 2015
i made this for me and 3 guests last night and everyone absolutely loved it. it's great for entertaining because you can put it together ahead of time (easily!) and throw it in the oven. i had one self-proclaimed 'foodie' and one very picky (read: mac 'n' cheese only) eater and both loved it. thank you for a great, inspired recipe!
Melanie
August 2, 2015
I made this last night for dinner and it was outstanding! This morning, I ate a leftover piece with a 5 minute egg on top. I did not have quark cheese, so simply omitted it. I used homegrown tomatoes that were not Early Girl, coring and seeding them thoroughly as suggested in the instructions. They drained on a rack over the kitchen sink for an hour or so, and this seemed to work well to avoid the soggy crust issue. I used the Cook's Illustrated basic pie crust recipe (found on this site) subbing 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour and omitting the sugar. It fit perfectly into my 9" square tart pan. I will definitely make this again.
Phyllis G.
August 3, 2015
Melanie,
Thank you so much for reporting back. Love that you ate the leftovers with an egg on top. I will do the same!
Thank you so much for reporting back. Love that you ate the leftovers with an egg on top. I will do the same!
barbara N.
July 29, 2015
Sounds good, but, what is quark cheese? Also,.what can I use in place of the fresh goat cheese? Live in rural or, not easily found. Thank you.
Phyllis G.
August 3, 2015
Barbara,
Quark is also called farmer's cheese. It is a cheese made from cow's milk. It is similar to cottage cheese but it much creamier. I often use it instead of goat cheese. But for this tart, I like the idea of having layers of cheese. You can replace the goat cheese with a combination of whole milk yogurt and creme fraiche. You can thicken it up a bit with one more egg yolk and some finely grated Parmesan cheese. Or, you could use ricotta but the texture would be a little funky. Another thing you could do is go online and search for making quark. Or making goat cheese. Since they're so hard to get, it might be worth playing around. If not, just use any combination of full fat dairy or cheese products. Let me know!
Quark is also called farmer's cheese. It is a cheese made from cow's milk. It is similar to cottage cheese but it much creamier. I often use it instead of goat cheese. But for this tart, I like the idea of having layers of cheese. You can replace the goat cheese with a combination of whole milk yogurt and creme fraiche. You can thicken it up a bit with one more egg yolk and some finely grated Parmesan cheese. Or, you could use ricotta but the texture would be a little funky. Another thing you could do is go online and search for making quark. Or making goat cheese. Since they're so hard to get, it might be worth playing around. If not, just use any combination of full fat dairy or cheese products. Let me know!
Stuart C.
August 19, 2015
Quark is so easily made with milk and buttermilk. Here's a link to a recipe I've used. http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/quark
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