Heirloom Tomato Tarts

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups butter
• 3 tablespoons stone ground dijon mustard
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, aged, grated
• 2 cups caramelized onion
• 4 large heirloom tomatoes, sliced and cut into wedges
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil, thinly sliced
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 make pastry and chill for about 30 minutes.
• 2 prepare caramelized onions by slicing thin and frying in 2 - 3 t olive oil on medium to medium low until almost black. should not be too oily.
• 3 while onions are cooking, bring out pastry and cut into six inch circles.
• 4 to assemble the tarts spread the center of the pastry circles to taste with mustard, top with a couple tablespoons of grated cheese, then top that with onions to taste and the add the tomato wedges, about 4 wedges per tart.
• 5 pull pastry edges over tomatoes and pinch to form rustic tart.
• 6 top each tart with a bit of the basil and fresh ground pepper and kosher salt.
• 7 brush pastry with egg wash and bake 375 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes. cool.
• 8 can be served room temperature.