Cantal Cheese Tart

Name: Cantal Cheese Tart (Tarte à la Fourme du Cantal)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 150 g (5¼ oz) homemade flaky pastry or frozen flaky pastry; 150 g (5¼ oz) homemade flaky pastry or frozen flaky pastry; 3 ripe round medium tomatoes weighing 100 g (3½ oz) each; 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil; 180 g (6¼ oz) cheese, Fourme du Cantal or Cheddar; 180 g (6¼ oz) cheese, Fourme du Cantal or Cheddar; 180 g (6¼ oz) cheese, Fourme du Cantal or Cheddar; 1 tablespoon tarragon mustard; salt, pepper; salt, pepper

Tarte à la Fourme du Cantal

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

150 g (5¼ oz) homemade flaky pastry or frozen flaky pastry
3 ripe ro

Europe
France
Starter
Vegetarian
Pie
Mediterranean

Method

Preparation

Roll out the pastry into a round 26 cm (10 in) in diameter. Place a 20 cm (8 in) flan ring on a lightly moistened baking sheet and lower the pastry over the centre of the ring. Cut off the extra pastry round the edges with the rolling-pin. Press the pastry down into the corners of the ring so that it doesn’t break when yo