Savory Breakfast Tart
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons ice water
- 1/4 lb gruyere cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion
- 1/4 cup bacon bits
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 egg
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large red onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 cup Granny Smith apples
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Crust:.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
- Chopped chilled butter into 1/4 inch pieces and mix in flour and salt. Add water until dough holds together loosely.
- Shape into a 5“x5” disc and wrap in cling wrap; chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- Press dough into tart pan using “lift and pinch” method. Poke 3-4 times with fork. Line with parchment paper or tin foil. and fill with baking beads or rice.
- Bake for 15 minutes. remove parchment and baking beads. then bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Filling:.
- Dice yellow onion and saute in olive oil until carmelized. Remove from heat.
- Line bottom of tart crust with grated Gruyere cheese.
- Layer bacon bits on top.
- Once cooled. gently lay sauteed onions on top of bacon layer.
- Whisk together egg yolks. egg. salt. pepper. and heavy cream.
- Pour egg mixture into tart crust until filling approaches top edge of tart crust.
- Sprinkle grated parmesan on top.
- Cook tart in oven for 20-25 minutes.
- Allow to cool before serving.
- Tomato Balsamic Jam:.
- Dice onions and garlic. Use box grater to coarsley grate apple.
- Saute onions and garlic in large sauce pan until onions are translucent about 5 minutes.
- Add in apple. vinegar. salt. pepper. and tomatoes.
- Keep on low simmer stirring occasionally. for about 45 minutes until jam has paste consistency.
- Remove from heat. Once jam has cooled. spread a thin layer in a ring on top of tart. Garnish with arugala optional.
