I’m not gonna lie…being able to walk to your garden and pick fresh tomatoes and then make amazing things is such a fulfilling feeling.
Our garden has really taken off this year and has allowed me to make many fantastic tomato dishes, like rosa tomato sauce and homemade ketchup, and now these grape tomato tarts. HOLY WOW! They are so delicious!
We have a two varieties of grape tomatoes, red grape tomatoes and sun grape tomatoes which are a beautiful yellow in color.
To make the tarts you’ll start by making the tart crusts which is delicious cornmeal crust that is light and crisp. You can make the crusts free form, but I found these little paper tart forms that worked out perfectly!
Once you have the tart forms done, it’s a breeze, you put some fresh mozzarella in, then sprinkle in a little shredded mozzarella, then load up the tomatoes, bake and enjoy!
And just look at how beautiful the tarts come out:
Then just take little bites of this deliciousness!
Ingredients
- -For the crusts-
- 2 Cups All Purpose flour - plus 1-2 tbs for dusting
- 1/2 Cup Cornmeal
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 Tbs Salt
- 1 Stick Butter cold, unsalted and cut into small pieces
- 1/2 Cup Ice Water
- -For the filling-
- 2 Cups Grape Tomatoes
- 4-6 oz Fresh Mozzarella
- 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella reduced fat part skim
- 1-2 Tbs Mediterranean Sea Salt
Instructions
- To make the crusts pulse flour, cornmeal, sugar, and salt in a food processor (about 3 times to combine). Then add the butter pieces, pulse about 8 times until the butter is incorporated, then slowly drizzle in the ice water and then process until everything is combined and the dough comes together in the food processor (about a minute). Remove ingredients from the food processor and form a ball. Then out of that ball divide it into two other balls, then repeat that until you have 8 small balls. Flatten into discs. Lay out a piece of plastic wrap, lay 8 discs on it, cover it with another piece of plastic wrap and put in the freezer for half an hour.
- After half an hour lightly dust a board with flour, then roll out the discs and line tart forms (or free form them into crusts.)
- Preheat oven to 350. When tart dough is done being formed, add in about half an once to an ounce of fresh mozzarella, then top it with a pinch or two of shredded mozzarella, then lay 8-10 grape tomatoes on top and sprinkle with Mediterranean sea salt. Repeat with all tarts, place tarts on a baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes or until the tops of the tomatoes are browned.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before enjoying!
Lynn Lovejoy from Order in the Kitchen says
omg straight up drooling over these Phi!!! wish Matt ate tomatoes so I could make this!!
Sweetphi says
Nick doesn’t love tomatoes either unless they’re cooked or baked like in these tomato tarts, he said they’re like little fancy pizzas, but better lol!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
I love savoury tarts like these.. definitely going to be making the recipe and adding some basil and caramelised onions. Thanks for the recipe Phi!
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, I can totally see the addition of basil and caramelized onions really being delicious 🙂 Let me know how you like it, and thanks for commenting Thalia!
Kate (@BabaganoshBlog) says
These are beautiful. I love the different color tomatoes. I think I am going to be brave and try making the crust from scratch according to your recipe. Cross your fingers for me!
Sweetphi says
YES Kate, you should definitely try to make these tarts…they’re so yummy…also, I’d love to know how they turn out for you 🙂
Sarah@wholeandheavenlyoven says
These tarts are absolutely gorgeous! Like you, my tomato plants are still going crazy so I’m looking for any and every way to use ’em up!
Sweetphi says
If you need to use tomatoes, I’d definitely suggest this recipe, it’s super yummy!! Thanks for commenting Sarah!
Ami@NaiveCookCooks says
I don’t even have a garden so I am coming over to steal your garden bounty!!! On serious note these tarts are gorgeous!!
Sweetphi says
Awe, thank you so much for the lovely comment 🙂 You’re welcome over any time 🙂
suzanne3childrenandit says
These little tomatoes are so full of flavour aren’t they? I love the look of these tarts – my mouth is watering!
Sweetphi says
The tomatoes and tarts are definitely super flavorful, thank you for commenting 🙂
Vicki Montague says
Oh wow! Those tomatoes looks so incredible! I am so jealous! I gave up growing them this year because every year they seem to get tomato blight right before picking them…so all the time I have spent nuturing them is wasted when they cannot be eaten! Gutted!
Sweetphi says
Oh no, so sorry to hear about your tomatoes! Thank you for commenting 🙂
Amanda says
This sounds amazing! Must try it soon!
Sweetphi says
Thanks so much for commenting Amanda!
Michelle Twin Mum says
It’s always an education when I come to your blog, we call them Cherry tomatoes here. You must spend so much time cooking. Mich x
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Mich, I do enjoy spending time cooking, I’m glad it comes across 🙂 You could totally use cherry tomatoes. I use cherry tomatoes and grape tomatoes interchangeably because they are so similar and I think I grow both in my little garden-I’ll update the post to make that note, thanks for pointing that out 🙂
Sonia (@Mummy_loves) says
Oh my goodness you never fail to make me drool! these look amazing x
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Sonia!
Mellissa Williams says
These look so delicious, I think I am going to have to make these, they are right up my street. How do you get such good photographs too?
Sweetphi says
Awe, thanks so much for the lovely comment about the photos 🙂 Let me know how they turn out for you!
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
I want to come over and raid your garden! Sadly, we can’t grow tomatoes because there are so many deer in our neighborhood that they will eat them. Could I trade you for some baked goods?
Sweetphi says
Girl, I’d GLADLY make that trade 🙂 We had a net over our little garden at first so that animals wouldn’t eat it, but then the tomatoes were growing through the net so we had to take it off…now the tomatoes are growing like craaaaazy, you’ll have to come over and see them 🙂
kathysteger says
So glad your garden is rewarding you. From the looks of it it’s rewarding you really well. Beautiful tarts and perfect combo of flavors
Sweetphi says
Aren’t tomatoes and cheese just THE BEST? Thank you for commenting Kathy 🙂
Ashley says
Gorgeous tomatoes! Man, I’m so jealous that your garden is doing so well!! 🙂 Mine, not so much. lol Ah well.
These little tarts sound completely delicious!
Sweetphi says
Thanks Ashley, I am totally lucky with my little garden 🙂 Hope yours gets better, and thank you for the lovely compliment about the tarts, they were so good 🙂
seasonssuppers says
Beautiful! You can absolutely never go wrong with tomatoes and cheese. I want to eat these right now 🙂
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much 🙂 And you’re so right…you can never go wrong with tomatoes and cheese…such fantastic flavors together!