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Man, clearly I am all about the summer produce this week!
Can you blame me though? The grocery stores and farmers markets are basically bursting with fresh fruits and veggies, they have me SO excited!
Apparently I’m all about galettes this week as well. Honestly, I’ve made at least four in the last three days. NO JOKING around. Two of this pretty heirloom tomato galette, and two berry and one apple galettes. I know, I know, that’s A LOT of galettes, but it’s a busy week…
Speaking of which, did you guys happen to catch me on Facebook Live over on the Food Network’s Facebook Page on Monday? I made mango salsa and answered a whole bunch of questions, it was really fun! If you want to watch it, you can see it here. Don’t read the comments though, cause well, you get some nice ones and some not so nice ones…UGH. Sorry I didn’t look all that cute. I had literally been working in the kitchen all day long, so it wasn’t my finest outfit, hair or make-up moment. And yes, the cat totally jumped on the counter and people were freaking out about it. And yes, the rooster crowed like five times, but oddly most people seemed to be OK with that. I know it probably wasn’t my readers leaving mean comments, but to those out there that said Food Network could do better and that I am boring, well, no one asked you to watch, just turn it off. And honestly, don’t you have anything better to do with your life than take time to bash on someone who works really hard at what she does, basically 24/7?
For those of you who left incredibly kind comments, THANK YOU! You guys are the best!
More to come on the whole Food Network topic, but expect to see me on the Food Network’s Snapchat Discover channel come August. 🙂
OK. SO let’s just dive right into this recipe today because I have yet another big day of filming ahead!
First, how pretty is this heirloom tomato and zucchini galette? Just like yesterday’s Summer Fruit Plate, when I finished taking photos of this galette I was in the happiest mood. Pretty food just does that to me, and it’s a huge bonus that it also tastes incredibly delicious!!
I will not lie though, the first time I made this, it was not so good. One, I must have used some bad tomatoes, which really throws the entire thing off. Two, I didn’t cut the zucchini into small enough slices, so they where kind of flavorless. And three, there just was not nearly enough cheese.
Even though the first galette was not all that awesome, I was totally not ready to give up. I mean, I NEEDED to make this work because I needed to photograph all those pretty heirloom tomatoes.
SO, I adjusted the recipe a bit by adding plenty more cheese, caramelizing up some onions… for a touch more flavor, slicing that zucchini a bit smaller, and I got some of the best tasting tomatoes!
And guess what?!?! I had SUCCESS! Yeah!
I mean, how could I not? Buttery dough, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, caramelized onion, honey, roasted zucchini + tomatoes and fresh thyme?
YUM.
I also topped my galette with a handful of fresh heirloom cherry tomatoes for a nice texture variation and little added prettiness. Perfection!
I highly recommend making this. Like maybe tonight? Think of it as a fancy (personal?!) pizza! <–DO IT!
Alright, see you guys on snapchat today with behind the scenes snaps! Wish me luck!
Heirloom Tomato Galette with Honey + Thyme.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 678 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Cornmeal Crust
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into 1/2 inch cubes, 1 stick + 2 Tbs
- 1 egg beaten
Toppings
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 sweet onion thinly sliced
- kosher salt + pepper
- 6 fresh thyme sprigs chopped
- 8 ounces blue cheese crumbled
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 1 small zucchini thinly sliced
- 1-2 small to medium heirloom tomatoes sliced
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
- olive oil for drizzling
- honey and or honeycromb for serving
- toasted walnuts for topping
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor combine the flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper. Pulse once or twice to combine. Add the diced butter and pulse until you end up with small pieces of butter, similar to the size of rice. Add 1/4 cup ice water to the dough and pulse until it comes together. If needed add 1-2 tablespoons more ice water until the dough comes together. Turn the dough onto a floured work surface, knead a couple of times and then form the dough into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the butter to a skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the onions and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until the onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Continue to cook, scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan frequently until the onions are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the thyme. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Now grab your dough from the fridge. Flour your work surface and roll the dough to about 1/8-inch thickness. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Crumble the blue cheese over the bottom of the dough leaving a 3-inch border around the edges. Sprinkle on the shredded cheddar. Add the caramelized onions in an even layer and then layer on the basil, zucchini, sprinkling it with salt + pepper. Now add the tomato slices and half of the cherry tomatoes, reserving the remaining half for topping. Drizzle the tomatoes with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Now drizzle lightly with a little honey. Fold the edge of the dough over the tomatoes. Brush the crust with the beaten egg. Place the galette in the fridge for 15 minutes or until ready to bake.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Bake the galette for 45-55 minutes or until the crust is golden and the tomatoes are very lightly charred. Allow to cool 5 minutes and then slice and serve topped with fresh cherry tomatoes and a drizzle of honey, if desired. The crust will be crumbly so cut small slices for easier serving.
Galette Wednesday for the win.
PS. haters be gone…and go find something better to do with your life. ?
Oh, Tieghan, how can people do that?! So sad to see how much hate and stupidity online creators are exposed to. And even sadder is that women get it even worse and are continually judged for their apperance rather than for what they do… I liked the ‘realness’ of your video, cat and rooster included! And I also use big chef’s knives for everything 🙂
This galette looks great – I make a similar galette with roasted tomatoes, zucchini and ricotta (http://www.growntocook.com/?p=4465) but will definitely try blue cheese next time because I love it!
Thank you Vera! It means so much to hear this (:
It can be very hard!!
So happy you like it! And yes definitely try the blue cheese!!
How did you know this is exactly what I wanted! My step-father’s tomatoes will be coming on soon, and the zucchini is already going gang-busters, and all I have wanted to do is make All The Galettes as soon as possible. What a good idea to include honey – yet another local product I can use – hooray!
One of the things that haters hate most is success, and you have been the picture of it over the last long while. There are a lot of people out there who do not understand what it means to be in a happy, close family, or have healthy and loving family support and help, or have a family and friends that want to see you succeed, and they resent anyone who has that because ultimately they would like to have it too. There are also people who look at anything and everything to pick on, out of sheer jealousy (not that they would admit that to themselves). We also live in a world where all of the shows we watch (particularly on things like Food Network) are sterilized – all the Big Names have been in the hair and makeup chair for the past hour, teams prep food ahead of time, the lighting is perfect, they are on a carefully controlled set, etc. It is what a lot of viewers have gotten used to seeing, and they somehow don’t know how to handle anything Real Life. Who DOESN’T have a pet roaming around in their kitchen sometimes! I have to keep my butter in utter lockdown, or my cat will get into it! And ultimately, despite how hard you work, there will always be a large group of people who resent how much money you may or may not be making, how much attention you may or may not be getting from certain products/sponsors etc., and not like what you are doing and making even though in the grand scheme of things you could be considered a food GENIUS by a lot of other people.
Ultimately, you just gotta be you, because no matter what you do, there is always going to be someone out there in the world who hates on it. Because of their own issues, not because of anything to do with you. I know it must be so hard to deal with this sort of thing – I worry enough about what people think of me in my day-to-day life and I do not have food stardom – but if you can find a way to be water off a duck’s back about it (and I find it really helpful to actually visualize shaking your tail feathers – it never fails to make me laugh), you’ll be okay. In the end, if you are happy with what you do and who you are, that is what really matters.
Believe me, if I ever get my food blog up and running, there will definitely be farm noises in MY videos, with a little magpie and squirrel chirps for colour! <3
Kate!
I cannot say thank you enough for these beyond kind encouraging words. You have made the end of my week so much brighter. Just thank you!! I hope you have the best weekend and again, thank you! Your support is greatly appreciated! 🙂
Tieghan this looks so beautiful!! Such a fun way to showcase the summer harvest. I’m glad you continued on your quest and revamped 🙂
That being said, I will continue the sentiment of so many others. Haters gonna hate. They’re just a bunch of cowards hiding behind a keyboard. You are amazing and you work your ass off and you’ve really made yourself into something special. Not everyone can say that. Keep your head high and know that there are so many of us rooting for you!
Thanks so much Jessica! Sometimes its nice to hear(: I really do appreciate hearing this!
Screw them! I watched it and loved how you did! And i think you handled all of the questions wonderfully! Now, this galette is calling my name. I need to get me some heirlooms to make this!
hehe! Thank you so much!
I watched it and loved it!! Honestly, forget those haters!! There are always mean keyboard bullies trying to find anything to get upset about and bring people down. It’s live. It’s supposed to be real and raw and not the psuedo-realism of reality tv. It’s really real life. Get over it, people. You were awesome and I loved your cat and the roosters and more importantly, the food!!! And yeah, this galette, definitely happening.
Awh Amanda! Thank you so much! People can be so critical!! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! (:
Seriously, I really didn’t understand what all those people on Facebook were complaining about. A cat on the counter (not even the one you were cooking on, mind you)? The KNIFE? Seriously, why can’t people just enjoy the recipe and stop complaining about every little thing? The video was very informative and gave good instructions on a delicious recipe, and that’s what the video was about. It wasn’t a hair and makeup contest so why can’t people just shut up.
I didn’t quite get it myself :/
Thanks so much for helping keep spirits up (:
Every recipe of yours that I have made has been delicious…and beautiful! No need to worry about people who have the time in their day to spew mean comments! You keep on going, because your hard work is clearly worth it and is paying off!
Thanks so much Katie!! Means A ton to hear from my followers (:
Yes straight up Tieghan you did awesome especially for it being live! Those peeps got nothing on you! Bored with nothing else better to do like come on! So happy for you, you rock!!!!
LOL Thanks Abigail! Miss you!
I’m so sorry about those people who need to find a better use of their lives than bashing yours. Not that it’s any consolation, but from someone who has experienced just a small portion of what you do as a food blogger, I think you’re amazing how you handle it all! Keep it up Girl! Oh, and this galette is a stunner!
Ah Tori, this is so nice (: Thank you so much! Honestly smile every time I see one of your comments! Thanks for brightening my day!
the selection of cheeses and the fresh thyme has to make it! It looks so beautiful!!!
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Right!? Thanks Jessica!!
I watched it and you did great! Don’t listen to the haters. It’s so hard to do two things at once in front of an audience, and I think you were really successful!
Thanks Allyson! Means so much!
Oh for Pete’s sake! I can’t stand when people are downright mean. When we are honest to God cooking and baking we look like we are cooking and baking. We don’t have makeup artists and it wouldn’t do any good anyway. By the time we got done working we’d look like it. That being said. I will definitely look at the video and your galette looks amazing. I think I’ll make one this weekend. We are having a family fish fry, using the fish my hubby caught. Your galette has inspired me. Have a great day!!
Thanks so much for the kind words! I totally agree!
So happy I inspired you (:
What would be a good different cheese? Blue cheese is “stinky sock cheese” in my book. Also, people on the Internet turn into jerks for no reason. I love your recipes; I cook a lot of them! I’m actually making a curry tomorrow for my cousin when she visits 🙂
Hey Mia!! Just omit the blue cheese and sub either goat cheese or ricotta cheese. Either will be great!
And, THANK YOU! You are so kind! Happy Friday! 🙂
Anything roast tomatoes is quite up my alley, you know? THis looks like a piece of heaven, really!
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They’re so good!! Totally agree!! Thanks Miranda!
This looks incredible. I tried something similar with tomatos and squash and I didn’t like it. So maybe I’ll give this a try.
Don’t let the haters get to you. There are always miserable folks who harp on people for things they don’t have or can’t do themselves. I thought you were great!
I think you’ll love this Kat!
Thanks so much! It’s hard getting out there, and getting put down! So it means a lot!! (: