Plum Tomato Tart
This irresistible Plum Tomato Tart features a savory buttery crust topped with plenty of gooey cheese and sweet plum tomatoes. It can be cut into small squares and served as an appetizer, or cut into larger pieces and served as a light main course with soup or salad on the side. It’s ideal for breakfast, brunch, lunch or supper and irresistibly delicious any time of day.
Easy Plum Tomato Tart Recipe
While I dearly love garden fresh summer tomatoes when in season, plum tomatoes are available year-round. They’re able to be easily found in most any local grocery store or market and provide the perfect topping for this tart. I enjoy serving this type of tomato tart for breakfast, brunch, tea parties, holiday appetizers and more. How to make a Plum Tomato Tart: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)
- Prepare tomatoes – Arrange tomato slices in a single layer on doubled paper towels. Sprinkle lightly with kosher salt. Gently press another paper towel on top. Allow to sit to release juice.
- Prepare the Pan – Preheat the oven to 425°F. Brush a 9 x 9 inch tart pan or similar with melted butter.
- Pie Shell – Fit pie crust into buttered tart pan. Prick the bottom with a fork, brush with remaining butter. Bake for 8 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly. Lower oven temperature to 350°F.
- Filing – Whip together cream cheese, mayonnaise, fresh chives and garlic with a hand mixer until fully combined.
- Assemble – Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over bottom of crust. Sprinkle with 1/2 shredded sharp cheddar cheese. Arrange tomato slices over cheese. Season with black pepper. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese and Parmesan.
- Bake – Bake per the recipe until the edges are golden and the cheese is bubbly.
- Cool just until warm, then slice and serve.
How to Make the BEST Plum Tomato Tart Recipe
- Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Plum Tomato Tart: Plum tomatoes, kosher salt, refrigerated pie crust, salted or unsalted butter, chive and onion cream cheese, mayonnaise, chives, garlic, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, freshly ground black pepper and grated Parmesan cheese.
- Kitchen tools you’ll need: 9 inch tart pan, small bowl, sharp knife and cutting board, pastry brush, measuring cups and spoons and cheese grater.
- The initial step of salting the tomatoes is imperative to making this tart. The light sprinkling of kosher salt not only seasons the tomatoes but, pulls the juice from the slices and intensifies the flavor. Taking a few minutes to do this, will ensure the tart won’t be watery and the slices won’t release juice while baking. Don’t skip this step.
- As you can see in the pictures, I use a fluted tart pan with a removable bottom to bake this tart. You can use any square, rectangular or round pan in a similar size.
- Keep in mind that refrigerated pie crusts, when brought to room temperature per the package instructions, are pliable and can be reshaped to fit any size pan. When doing so, if the crust tears a bit just pinch it back together and you’ll be good to go.
- You can adapt using a variety of cheeses to suit your personal taste.
- Store baked Plum Tomato Tart chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Gently reheat in an air fryer or in the microwave in single serving portions.
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Plum Tomato Tart
Ingredients
- 5 medium plum tomatoes thinly sliced
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 9 inch refrigerated pie crust
- 1 Tbsp salted or unsalted butter melted
- 4 oz chive and onion cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp chopped chives
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper adjust to taste
- 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Arrange tomato slices in a single layer on doubled paper towels. Sprinkle lightly with kosher salt. Gently press another paper towel on top. Allow to sit for 10 minutes to release juice.
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Brush a 9 x 9 inch tart pan or similar with melted butter. Fit pie crust into buttered tart pan. Prick the bottom with a fork, brush with remaining butter. Bake for 8 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly. Lower oven temperature to 350°F.
- In a small mixing bowl whip together cream cheese, mayonnaise, fresh chives and garlic with a hand mixer until fully combined.
- Spread evenly over bottom of crust. Sprinkle with 1/2 shredded sharp cheddar cheese.
- Arrange tomato slices over cheese overlapping. Season with black pepper. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese and Parmesan.
- Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes until the edges are golden and the cheese is bubbly.
- Cool just until warm, then slice and serve.
I plan on bring this to a ladies brunch. I’m sure it will be delicious!
I hope they all enjoy it!
Turned out well. Made for a pot luck so I doubled the recipe. Used Boursin cheese in addition to the cream cheese and had puff pastry as the crust. Would definitely repeat.
When you mention the flavored cream cheese, are you talking about the kind you SPREAD on a bagel?
Chive and onion cream cheese can be spread on a bagel, I suppose. It comes in an 8 ounce container.