There really is no way around it - this tart is at its absolute best when eaten straight from the oven. While you can keep it safely for up to 3 days in the fridge, it just won't be the same. Given the rich red onion marmalade and juicy tomatoes, the longer it is left the soggier it will become. If you do keep some then you can eat it cold or reheat it in the oven. I really don't recommend freezing this goat's cheese tart as the texture will be affected even more.

You can use rosemary leaves, stripped from the stems, if you don't have any thyme. Or if you absolutely have to, dried thyme. Sliced large tomatoes also work instead of the cherry tomatoes.

Goat's Cheese Tart Recipe - Feed Your Sole

Description

Impressive, tasty and satisfying. This Goat’s cheese tart is super versatile. Make it as a starter, for lunch or as a side.

Ingredients

Scale

flour, for dusting
200g / 7oz ready-made puff pastry
4 tbsp red onion marmalade/chutney
100g / 3.5oz cherry tomatoes, halved (around 6-8)
80g / 3oz goat’s cheese
few sprigs of fresh thyme
1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.
Roll the pastry on a floured surface until you have a large rectangle, around 35cm x 20cm / 14-inch x 8-inch. Use a table knife to score a rectangle inside the pastry, around 2.5cm away from the edge. Use a fork to prick the inside of the rectangle you have just scored all over.
Line a wire baking rack with parchment paper and then dust a little flour over the top. Carefully place the pastry on top.
Spread the red onion marmalade evenly inside the scored rectangle.
Place the cherry tomatoes and goat’s cheese on top of the red onion marmalade, evenly spacing them out. Scatter over the thyme and add some salt and cracked black pepper over the top.
Use a pastry brush to brush the edges of the tart with the olive oil and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the pastry has risen and is golden brown around the edges.

Notes

You can use a standard baking tray to bake the tart, however, using a wire rack helps the heat to distribute under the tart resulting in a crisper base.
Use multi-coloured cherry tomatoes if you can to add extra visual appeal.
Make sure to buy the goat’s cheese in a ‘log’. Spreadable cheese won’t really work as well here.
Although fresh thyme works best, in a pinch you can use 1 tsp dried thyme.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Category: Appetiser
Method: Bake
Cuisine: British

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 300
Fat: 19g
Carbohydrates: 19g
Protein: 5g

Keywords: tart, goat's cheese, red onion, tomato, appetiser, side, snack