Zucchini And Goat Cheese Tart Food

MINI ZUCCHINI AND GOAT CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place pie crust on floured work surface. Using 1 1/2- to 1 3/4-inch cookie cutter or biscuit cutter dipped in flour, cut out 24 rounds; transfer to prepared sheet, spacing 1/2 inch apart. Place in freezer until dough is firm, about 30 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep frozen.
• Toss zucchini with 1 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Let stand 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry. Place zucchini in another medium bowl; toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and thyme. Sprinkle zucchini with pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spread goat cheese generously over each frozen dough round. Fold 3 to 4 zucchini slices in half and place in concentric circle atop 1 dough round, creating flower-like pattern. Repeat with remaining zucchini and dough (reserve any remaining zucchini for another use). Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until crusts are light golden, about 20 minutes. Transfer to platter. Drizzle lightly with additional olive oil. Serve warm or at room temperature.

ZUCCHINI TART WITH GRUYERE CHEESE AND HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
• TO MAKE CRUST:.
• Unfold crescent dough from the tube and press dough evenly into the bottom and up the sides of tart pan to form a crust, pressing gently to seal any perforations; spread crust with pesto. (NOTE: If you will be using a shortcrust pastry recipe instead of the crescent roll dough, you will need to blind-bake it before adding the filling).
• TO MAKE FILLING:.
• In a large skillet, saute the zucchini, onion, and garlic in the olive oil until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley and the herbes de Provence, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Let cool slightly before stirring in the beaten eggs and cheese.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer the filling into the prepared tart shell and spread evenly; sprinkle the top with a little extra grated cheese. I transfer the tart to a baking sheet to catch any overflow. Bake at 400 F until set and crust is golden, about 16 to 19 minutes.
• Remove to a wire rack and let cool slightly, about 10 minutes, before removing sides of pan.
• TIP: For ease of removal, place the tart on a large can, then carefully pull the sides of the pan down around it (you may need to run a knife around sides of crust to loosen).
• Slide tart off the bottom portion of the pan onto a rimless serving dish or cutting board (or leave it on the base to serve). Let rest 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
• Good served warm, cold or at room temperature.

MINI ZUCCHINI AND GOAT CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• •Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place pie crust on floured work surface. Using 1 1/2- to 1 3/4-inch cookie cutter or biscuit cutter dipped in flour, cut out 24 rounds; transfer to prepared sheet, spacing 1/2 inch apart. Place in freezer until dough is firm, about 30 minutes. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep frozen.
• Toss zucchini with 1 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Let stand 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry. Place zucchini in another medium bowl; toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and thyme. Sprinkle zucchini with pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Spread goat cheese generously over each frozen dough round. Fold 3 to 4 zucchini slices in half and place in concentric circle atop 1 dough round, creating flower-like pattern. Repeat with remaining zucchini and dough (reserve any remaining zucchini for another use). Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until crusts are light golden, about 20 minutes. Transfer to platter. Drizzle lightly with additional olive oil. Serve warm or at room temperature.

ZUCCHINI, CORN AND GOAT CHEESE TART

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, and salt until combined. Add butter and pulse just until mixture resembles small gravel. Stream in 1/3 cup water while pulsing. Add more, if necessary, until mixture just starts to come together. Turn out onto a clean work surface and form into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Dust work surface lightly with flour and roll out dough to 1/8-inch thick. Transfer dough to tart pan and press dough evenly up sides and onto the bottom of a pan. Trim edges with a knife. Prick with a fork several times (this helps prevent air bubbles). Line with foil or parchment paper, leaving some overhang. Place on a baking sheet and fill with pie weights and bake until crust is dry around edges, about 25 minutes. Remove parchment and weights. Return to oven and bake until crust is golden, about ten more minutes. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-low heat. Sauté onion until soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add thyme and garlic and stir. Add corn and season with 1/2-teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook 5 minutes more until corn is bright. Remove from heat.
• In the bowl of the food processor, mix cream cheese, goat cheese, eggs, and remaining 1/2-teaspoon salt and 1/4-teaspoon pepper until smooth.
• Increase oven temperature to 375°. Spread corn mixture over the cooled crust into an even layer. Top with cheese mixture and spread into an even layer that meets all the crust's edges. Layer zucchini on top in a slightly overlapping pattern until completely covered. Drizzle olive oil over all the zucchini (this will help them to brown in the oven). Bake until slightly puffed and zucchini is golden, about 35 minutes. Allow to cool and remove from pan sides. Garnish with chives.
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