Showing posts with label pesto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pesto. Show all posts
Friday, September 2, 2011
Tomato Tart
Didn't I tell you that I was going to make more tarts this summer? What can I say, I love my new tart pan! After making a sweet and creamy dessert tart, it was time to try something a little more savory. This tomato tart fit the bill and made for a delicious dinner. We had it with steak salad, but it's definitely hearty enough to stand on its own, too.
Tomatoes, to me, are synonymous with summer. Those wan, insipid hothouse tomatoes you can buy at the grocery in the winter aren't even worthy of the name. No, I want a huge, juicy, homegrown tomato, bursting with flavor. I absolutely stuff myself with them while they're in season, and have found lots of ways to prepare them inventively. But using them in a tart was new to me, so of course I had to try it.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Perfect Pesto
Use this pesto recipe for my Tomato Tart, for any other recipe involving pesto, or just for snacking! Freeze any extra in ice cube trays so that you have fresh, basil-y pesto even in the winter.
2 cups fresh basil leaves
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil, as needed
Combine the basil, garlic, pine nuts, cheese, salt, and pepper in a food processor. Stream in olive oil until the pesto has the desired texture.
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