Ne pas confondre avec une pizza – Tarte tatin facon pizza aux tomates confites, ricotta, chèvre, lardons, basilic et moutarde

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I really don’t like to throw food away…I had some leftover dough that I used to make the Tarpiz a few days ago and I thought it would be a shame to throw away that delicious and healthy dough, so I decided to make a tatin with it. Tatin in French refers to an upside down tart. The fruits or vegetables and first placed in the dish, then comes the dough that is placed on top. Usually people use either puff pastry or pâte brisée . In this case, I used the whole wheat and kamut dough, which is more similar to pizza dough and has a lot less fat in it. The thing is since it has some yeast in it, you need to make it thin or it will rise and get too thick.

Try to get really ripe, organic and meaty tomatoes. If you get regular tomatoes, they tend to be filled with water, and even after it’s cooked the tatin will be filled with water and soak its crust.

Ricotta salata, in Italian “salata” means “salty” (can be sometimes called “ricottone”) and it is basically regular ricotta to which salt has been added and has been left to dry for about one month.  The drying process made ricotta lose half of its water. This ricotta can also be grated like regular cheese.

I just put one slice of bacon, but you can put more if you like it, I didn’t want the smoked flavor to be too powering.

Ingredients for 4

  • 6 medium tomatoes, skinless and seedless
  • 2 tbs of ricotta salata
  • 2 tbs goat cheese
  • 2 tbs basil
  • 1 slice of bacon, diced
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tbs Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbs balsamic vinegar
  • salt and pepper

Preparation

First prepare the tomatoes. Remove the skin by putting them in boiling water for a few seconds. Cut in half and remove the seeds. Add salt and pepper and place in the oven at 400F for about 15 minutes to dry them out.

Oil a deep dish. Place tomatoes in the dish, the side that has been cut should be face down. Make sure to tighten them closely, not to leave any space between them. Add cheeses cut in slices on top of tomatoes. Add bacon (previously diced and cooked in a pan), add basil, garlic, salt and pepper.

Spread the dough using a rolling pin. Make it into a thin layer. Make sure to make a larger circle than the dish containing the tomatoes. Spread mustard on top of the dough and place the dough with mustard side down, facing the tomatoes. You need to push the extra dough down, all around the edge of the dish.

Place tatin in a preheated oven at 375F for about 30 minutes or until the crust is golden.

Before removing from the dish, wait about 30 seconds. Then unmold upside down and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.