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Viewed: 42 - Published at: 4 years agoIngredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup margarine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 3 pounds tomatoes
- 2 1/2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3/4 pound portobello mushrooms. stemmed, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 pound spinach, stemmed, washed, dried, and cut into thin strips
- 1/2 pound mozzarella, julienned
- Capers for garnish
Method
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- To make a crust:
- In a food processor, mix cream cheese and margarine.
- Add salt and flour.
- Mix until a ball forms.
- Refrigerate.
- Roll out on a floured surface to fit an 8inch fluted tart pan.
- Weight with pie weights, beans or rice in foil, and bake for 15 minutes.
- Cool, remove from pan and set aside.
- To make filling:
- Plunge tomatoes into simmering water for 15 seconds.
- Drain.
- Remove skin and seeds.
- Place tomatoes in roasting pan with 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic, 1/3 cup of olive oil, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
- Cool slightly and coarsely chop.
- In a small saucepan, bring vinegar to boil, and cook until reduced to 2 tablespoons.
- Add reduced vinegar to the tomato mixture and set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the remaining 2 teaspoons garlic and cook until golden.
- Remove and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
- Increase heat and sear portobello strips on all sides until browned.
- Stir in the reserved garlic, turn off heat but keep warm.
- To assemble:
- Place spinach in the cooled tart shell.
- Arrange warm portobellos like spokes of a wheel on top of spinach.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Top with mozzarella.
- (the tart may be assembled to this point and set aside.)
- Preheat the broiler.
- Broil briefly until cheese is melted.
- Drizzle each slice with tomato vinaigrette, garnish with capers and serve warm