Tomato and Camembert Pie

Posted 2019-05-23 by finy ⇒ follow

This is an unusual pie however it was delicious. Tomatoes go very well with creamy camembert.

You could also use a bought pastry if in a hurry.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes plus standing time
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
For the dough
½ cup flour
2 tbsp unsalted butter, cut
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
2/3 tbsp or more of olive oil
1/3 tbsp water
For the filling
1/3 tbsp Dijon mustard
¼ cup gruyere cheese, grated
1 1/3 plum tomatoes, cut into slices and seeds removed
60 g camembert cheese, sliced into thin strips
¼ cup olive oil
1/8 cup parsley, chopped
1/3 tsp rosemary, finely chopped
1/3 tbsp thyme leaves
1/3 small bay leaf, finely crumbled
2/3 garlic clove, minced

Method
To make the dough

Mix the flour, butter, salt and pepper until it resembles coarse meal.

Using a fork, mix in 2 tbsp of oil and the water just until the bottom of the mixture begins to cling together. If necessary, add an additional tbsp of oil.

Gather the dough into a ball and flatten into a disk. Wrap it in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 190°/170° fan forced.

Roll out the chilled dough into a 35cm circle and place it into a tart pan.

Set aside.

For the filling

Spread the mustard over the bottom of the tart shell.