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Tomato season is here!!!
Or well, at least heirloom tomato season!!
Obviously, this excites me greatly. I love fresh tomatoes, especially of the heirloom variety. I pop the little cherry ones like candy.
…SIDENOTE: I could totally survive off of all fruits and veggies. I will not argue that if it were not for this blog I would probably solely eat fruits and veggies with loads of nuts and seeds mixed in. Well, PLUS cheese and chocolate, but I mean come on, you knew I couldn’t live without cheese + chocolate. Duh.
This is also why I am beyond excited for the all new produce showing up my grocery store. With May here, and summer on its way, my excitement for vegetable filled meals and fruity salads, snacks, salsa + BBQ sauces is pretty much out of control.
BRING IT ON.
So basically what I am trying to say is, prepare yourselves for some new ways to use all your favorite late-spring/summer produce. I actually have so many ideas that I am stressing majorly that I do not have enough days to share them. I believe I talked a little about this last week, but it’s weighing on my mind even more so this week.
Too many recipes to make and just not enough time…
Ahhh, someone needs to knock me in the head and tell me to breathe already. I mean, this is ridiculous. It’s ALWAYS a good thing to have ideas, so I should just be chipper about it.
Soo anyway, switching gears here, I want to tell you a little more about the goats. Oh the goats. The plans have been put in motion and the pens are being built. Or at least they are being talked about being built. I am told it’s possible we could have at least two goats by this weekend, but I am guessing it might be a little longer because we still need to set up a netted electric moveable fence (goats jump high, so they need an electric fence to keep them in) and build a small pen for them to sleep. BUT, my point is, the goats are really looking like they are actually coming to the homestead!
And possibly with Llamas too. Ahh….what? Yeah, that’s what I said, apparently llamas are very protective and they help to keep predators away. Well, cool. Llamas would be pretty fun.
Hey, maybe we should just start a petting zoo? A petting zoo right next to the Gerard Family House of Freaks? Yeah, that works. Maybe we could even charge admission? Not only a petting zoo, but snowboarders performing tricks in the snowboard park in front of the house. Crazy Tieghan cooking concessions in the barn down the hill. Asher riding her horse and enacting plays in the chicken shed across the road. Yep, children (and adults) running wild with the animals. Basically just one giant clan of chaos. Totally fits my family.
OH BOY.
Switching gears….again… let’s talk about these roasted tomato and burrata cheese tarts.
These easy, insanely delicious and very pretty tarts (yes, I am excited about them!!) were created with a Mother’s Day lunch or side-dish in mind. But really they would be awesome to make any time between now and early fall when the tomatoes are as sweet as ever. You could even add a little fresh corn into the mix. Yummers.
I kept things really simple and easy by using puff pastry, as opposed to making my own tart dough. I have to admit, not much beats puff pastry. I mean, the flakiness is insane. INSANE.
Once you have the puff pastry it’s time for toppings! I spread the bottom of each tart with a little fig jam/preserve and it paired beautifully with the flavors of the tomatoes, balsamic and burrata. Even if you think you aren’t into figs, you need to give these tarts a try. Really, you don’t even realize there is anything fig-ish going on. The only thing you do realize, is that whatever you are eating, it’s GOOD! OH, oh, oh!! And when those figs start showing up in the stores, you could even add a few fresh slices. That would be just so good!
Then just toss the tomatoes with a little balsamic vinegar mixture and layer them overtop of the dough. Add some blue cheese if you are into it (I SO am) and bake until flakey, roasted, tomato perfection.
Top with creamy burrata and serve….or devour it yourself, and call it a day.
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Sounds like the perfect way to end my Wednesday…well, you need to follow it up with a little chocolate too – of course.
Burrata is one of my favorite cheeses, or foods for that matter. This sounds amazing and the photography is stunning!
Girl! This is beautiful! You have my LONGING for summer now!
That looks incredibly AWESOME. !!!
One word: burrata!
Gorgeous tarts, I can’t wait to pick up heirlooms from the farmers market and make these! Love the burrata – so good!
oh my goodness are you kidding me! this looks absolutely mouth watering!!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing I MUST make it : )
I love it! I love it! I love it! You see that little bacon over there? And that tomato? I’ll be mine! This heavenly tart is a real treat.
I am in LOVE with heirloom tomatoes…and now with this tart! Your pictures and creativity in using them are awesome! Not much beats the taste and beauty of those little multicolored tomatoes. Best tomato season of the year IMO 😉
This looks insanely good! Like my mouth is watering and I have to go find something to stuff in my face good!
Love the pizza! tomatoes and burrata always go together!
Just made it tea loved it I stuffed the figs with blue cheese and roasted them before putting in the tart tasted great thanks for the great recipe
OH MY GOSH!! That sounds amazing!! 🙂
I love the colors of those tomatoes! And all of the messy sauciness is epic 🙂
Tieghan, these are the most gorgeous photos of tomatoes I have ever seen!!
WOW! Thank you so much! Hope all is well! 🙂
This is a big tart filled with tons of love! Delicious!
All we can say is…. YUM!