Goat Cheese Red Pepper Tart
A savory tart made with creamy goat cheese, basil, and candied red peppers, both luxurious and inviting. The perfect side dish for any holiday meal.
I’m a sucker for savory pies and tarts, especially around the holidays.
The crisp buttery crust layered with cheese, herbs, and toppings is almost more than I can bear.
Every fall I bake up a new variety to share with friends and family at holiday events. Last year’s green bean mushrooms tart was a huge success. And before that there was a lovely not-so-sweet pear and brie tart, and a fresh tomato tart that was hard to beat.
Coming up with obscure traditions that only mean something to me is big fun in my little world… like annual savory tart day!
Whoohoo!
Plus, savory tarts offer a sneaky platform for smuggling veggies into your children. No one ever argues about eating vegetables when they are served in pie form.
That is a fact.
Our farmers markets are closing down for the year, but fortunately, I saved some of the best peppers this season with my FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer.
Remember my post about experimenting with a FoodSaver?
I vacuum sealed some vibrant red Italian Marconi Peppers in September, put them in my basement fridge for later use, and forgot all about them.
Then earlier this week, I found them down stairs and was amazed to see that they were still in good shape 7 weeks later.
7 WEEKS, GUYS!
I am officially sold on my FoodSaver. The basil I vacuum sealed lasted 2 whole weeks, and that is approximately 12 days, 8 hours, and 42 minutes longer than it usually lasts. Give or take a few minutes.
This easy tart is filled with ultra creamy goat cheese and fresh basil leaves. Then topped with sweet sliced red pepper, and a little drizzle of honey, so that the red peppers “candy” as the tart bakes. See how glossy they are?
The sweet and tangy quality of the red pepper top works wonders with the cream goat cheese filling below. This was a match made in heaven.
Goat Cheese Red Pepper Tart
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 1/4 cup Gold Medal Flour
- 1 stick COLD unsalted butter cut into cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3-5 tablespoons ice-cold booze whiskey, brandy, vodka
For the Filling:
- 10 ounces chevre goat cheese softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 bunch fresh basil
- 2-3 Marconi sweet peppers or red bell peppers cut into thin rings
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. For the Crust: Add the flour, butter and salt to a food processor, and pulse until chopped into small pellet-like pieces. Pour the booze over ice to chill, then strain the ice and add 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing the mixture, until in just comes together. Form into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Once the dough has chilled, flour a work surface and a roll it out into a large 11-inch circle. Carefully fold it over the rolling pin and move to a tart pan. Lower the crust into the pan, don't stretch. Fit the crust down into the edges, then crimp off the excess dough over the top of the pan.
- Mix the softened goat cheese and egg until smooth. Then spread evenly at the bottom of the tart. Lay a a single layer of fresh basil leaves over the goat cheese. Then layer the red peppers over the basil leaves, overlapping. Drizzle the honey over the top and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake the tart on the lowest rack for 35 minutes, until the crust is baked through and the red peppers and honey look "candied" and glossy. Cool for at least 15 minutes before cutting.
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by FoodSaver. All opinions are my own.
I would use it to wrap and freeze meat that we buy at Costco
This Food Saver 2-in-1 is what I need as I used to buy meat in bulk and keep in the freezer for later dates use, this will keep the meat longer fresh.
I buy alot of food in bulk and then freeze it so this would be awesome!
I would first use it to store fresh produce.
Similar to other posts… I do a lot of freezer cooking and this would really really be a helpful tool in my kitchen for my small family. Love the pictures in your blog :) I am not a fan of anything goat (was forced to eat/drink it as a child) BUT this looks so beautiful :)
Came upon your blog because of the Asian turkey creation posting. I love your sense of humor and blog style. Have always wanted to get a vacuum sealer but haven’t got a chance to. Look forward to winning and put it to good use!
I would be so excited to receive this food savor I would be able to save so much money buying in bulk and not throwing away frozen food or refrigerated food that spoils because it’s exposed to air!
I batch cook and it would be very helpful if I had this Food Saver to freeze my meals without getting freezer burned. Not to mention all of the meat and ingredients I buy in bulk.
I’d use this to freeze meat, because I like to buy it in bulk.
Would love to replace my Original Food Saver – a Seal- A- Meal… also have a manual vacuum sealer… NOT as good as a Food saver BUT when No power is available… Wallah>>>
I was so excited I forgot to comment on the tempting,, luscious goat cheese tart! This is high on the list to try this weekend! Thanks for the lovely recipe.
I usually cook my freshly purchased Farmers Market meats, chicken, pork and lovely veggies while they are fresh, but need to freeze some. I´d loove not to have to freeze them!
I´ve had my eye on one of these FoodSavers for soo long, but have not yet gotten it into my “buy now” list. How exciting.
This would be AWSOME for the holidays….always have something left over from cooking and I hate the thought of waste.
I would vacuum seal meals for my son to have at college – he hates the food there, he says he thinks the food isn’t fit for human consumption.
We end up with left overs. I would use to freeze them for later. Thanks.s
I would vacuum seal dough etc so I could get started on my holiday baking!
I’d love to win this food saver. have always wanted one but couldn’t afford one. pick me pick me!!!
there are tons of ways i would use the food saver!,my mom is always buying food and forgetting about it in the fridge so this would come in handy to help preserve foods, also we usually buy things like chicken, or fish ect in bulk so this would be use for that and many more things im sure thanks