It combines a flakey homemade crust with creamy ricotta filling, juicy tomatoes, and a wonderful harmony of dried and fresh herbs.
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The flakey galette pastry hugs a filling with ricotta, parmesan, and cherry or heirloom tomatoes seasoned in olive oil, garlic, and herbs. You can make the homemade crust in a food processor with flour and butter (or non-dairy butter) in about 5 minutes. As it bakes, the crust turns golden and flakey, and the tomatoes soften, become juicy and burst with flavor. You can serve this warm or cold as a starter, main, or side dish. It’s excellent for potlucks, cookouts, and summer or early autumn dinners. Add cubed cold butter and pulse until the butter has absorbed all the flour. Note: you could do this by hand, in a large bowl, combining the flour and butter with a fork. Add the iced water and pulse a few more times till fully absorbed. Transfer the dough onto a worktop and compact it into a disc. Transfer it to an airtight container and let it cool in the fridge for 15 minutes. Tip: there is no need to knead the dough. Also, plastic wrap works too, but an airtight container is less wasteful.
Make the filling
In a bowl, combine ricotta, grated parmesan, finely chopped basil leaves, grated lemon zest, salt, and black pepper. Set aside. In another bowl, toss halved cherry tomatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper, and dried oregano. Set aside.
Make the tomato galette
Preheat the oven to 400°F or 200°C. Put the dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll it out with a rolling pin to about 13 inches or 33 cm wide. Transfer the dough and the sheet of parchment paper onto a baking sheet. Remove parchment paper on top. Spread the ricotta mixture on the dough, leaving about 1.5 inches (3.5 cm) of space from the edges of the dough. Arrange the tomatoes cut side up on the ricotta, drizzle with some tomato juice leftover in the bowl, and sprinkle with dried oregano. Fold the edges of the dough over the filling. Help yourself by pulling in the corners of the parchment paper. Brush the dough with milk or non-dairy milk. Bake at 400°F or 200°C for 50 to 55 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown on top. Let cool down, then transfer onto a serving platter, garnish with fresh basil leaves and optionally some flaky sea salt before slicing and serving it. It’s straightforward to make and delicious as a summer dessert served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Check out our blueberry galette recipe.
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Room temperature: keep the galette at room temp if you serve it on the same day. Refrigerator: store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat: you can serve the galette at room temperature, cold from the fridge, or reheat it in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds. Freezer: you can freeze the galette before baking it for up to 3 months. Bake from frozen. We don’t recommend freezing baked tomato galette.
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