Description
Rustic roasted vegetable tart brings Mediterranean charm to dinner tables with seasonal produce. Garden-fresh ingredients and flaky pastry create an elegant centerpiece you’ll savor with friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ lb (680 g) eggplants, sliced lengthwise into ½ inch (1.27 cm) pieces, medium
- 1 lb (454 g) zucchini, cut on diagonal
- ½ lb (227 g) yellow squash, cut on diagonal
- 6 to 8 asparagus, small
- 1 handful grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup (240 ml) fontina and asiago cheese mix, shredded
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) Parmesan cheese, grated
- Olive oil
- Basil, chopped (for garnish)
- Parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Roasting Preparation: Preheat oven to 425°F, positioning racks to optimize heat circulation for vegetable caramelization.
- Vegetable Transformation: Arrange eggplant slices on an oil-brushed sheet pan, generously season with salt and pepper, then drizzle with olive oil. Roast until edges turn golden and texture becomes tender, concentrating flavors.
- Companion Vegetable Technique: Repeat roasting process with zucchini and yellow squash, ensuring consistent caramelization and flavor development.
- Tart Foundation: Line a tart pan with roasted eggplant slices, creating an elegant scalloped edge that serves as a flavorful base.
- Cheese Layer Construction: Distribute a generous layer of shredded cheeses across the tart’s surface, establishing a creamy, rich foundation.
- Vegetable Artistry: Carefully arrange roasted vegetables alongside fresh asparagus and tomato slices, creating a visually stunning and texturally complex composition.
- Final Cheese Embellishment: Sprinkle an additional cheese layer to enhance flavor and create a golden, bubbling surface during baking.
- Baking Finale: Transfer tart to preheated oven, baking until cheese melts completely and top achieves a gorgeous golden-brown finish, approximately 20-25 minutes.
- Resting and Serving: Allow tart to cool for 10 minutes, enabling flavors to meld and structure to set before presenting this culinary masterpiece.
Notes
- Roast Vegetables Evenly: Ensure uniform slice thickness for consistent caramelization and texture, preventing undercooked or burnt edges.
- Cheese Selection Matters: Choose melting cheeses like gruyère or fontina that provide rich flavor and create a smooth, creamy base for vegetables.
- Oil Impact: Use high-quality extra virgin olive oil to enhance vegetable roasting, adding depth and preventing sticking on the baking sheet.
- Temperature Control: Maintain high oven heat around 425°F to achieve perfect vegetable caramelization and create a crisp, golden tart crust.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg