Tomato Puff Tart
Store-bought puff pastry, mustard, tomatoes, and cheese — looks like effort, isn't.
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- 320 g Puff pastry
- 3 Tomato
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp Salt
- 50 g Hard cheese (optional)
- 1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil (optional)
- 1 tsp Thyme (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Unroll the pastry onto a lined tray and score a border 2 cm in from the edge.
- Slice the tomatoes as thinly as you can.
- Spread the mustard over the pastry inside the border.
- Shingle the tomato slices over the mustard, salt them, and scatter on the cheese and thyme.
- Bake the tart until the border is puffed and deep gold, about 22 minutes.
- Drizzle the tart with the oil, cut it into squares, and serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated from ingredients; varies with exact portions and brands.
About Tomato Puff Tart
The Tomato Puff Tart is a French-style savory tart that leans on store-bought puff pastry to deliver something that looks far more laborious than it is. A sheet of pastry is scored with a border, painted with Dijon mustard, shingled with thin tomato slices, and scattered with hard cheese and thyme before baking — the classic tarte fine treatment where a single layer of topping crisps as the pastry rises. It sits in the same family as the pissaladière and the Provençal tomato tart, but pared down to weeknight simplicity.
As it bakes, the border puffs into deep-gold flaky layers while the tomatoes concentrate and the mustard sharpens the whole thing underneath, cutting the richness of the pastry and cheese. The pleasure is in the contrast: shatter-crisp base, jammy sweet-tart tomato, and the herbal lift of thyme, all finished with a drizzle of olive oil. Cut into squares, it works warm or at room temperature, which makes it a good vegetarian lunch, a light dinner with salad, or something to slice up for a crowd. The defining trick is restraint — thin tomatoes, a thin layer of mustard, and hot enough heat to keep the pastry crisp rather than soggy.
Tomato Puff Tart: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Tomato Puff Tart?
One serving of Tomato Puff Tart has about 549 calories, with 11g of protein, 41g of carbs, 38g of fat and 2g of fiber. These are estimates based on the ingredient amounts in this recipe and will vary with your exact portions and brands.
Is Tomato Puff Tart gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Puff pastry. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
Is Tomato Puff Tart dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Puff pastry. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Tomato Puff Tart take to make?
About 35 minutes start to finish, but only around 14 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Tomato Puff Tart?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out hard cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, thyme — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Tomato Puff Tart make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.