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Tomato Galette

Crisp pastry filled with sweet tomatoes and cream cheese
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Keyword Galette Recipe, Tomato Galette, Tomato galette with Puff Pastry
Prep Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 6 slices
Author Paul (Scoffs and Feasts)

Ingredients

  • 1 large beefsteak tomato
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 125 g unsalted butter
  • 3 ½ tbsp water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 250 g cream cheese full fat
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 small garlic cloves
  • Olive oil to drizzle
  • 4-5 chopped basil leaves
  • Ground black pepper
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Begin by adding the flour, butter and salt to a food processor and pulse the mixture until it looks like coarse breadcrumbs but with some pea sized pieces of butter throughout
  • Add water bit by bit and gently stir with a fork until the dough becomes shaggy
  • Tip dough onto lightly floured work surface and knead gently until the dough comes together, then shape into disc and cover with cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for 1 hour
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C
  • Slice the tomato and place in a sieve over a bowl. Season with salt and leave for 5-10 minutes to collect excess juices.
  • Finely mince the garlic and combine gently with the cream cheese
  • Roll out the dough to around 12 inches wide, then spread the cream cheese mixture over the centre of the dough leaving a border of around 1 ½ -2 inches
  • Arrange the tomatoes over the cream cheese and sprinkle with oregano
  • Fold the edges of the dough in to overlap and create a border
  • Brush the dough with the egg wash and place in the oven for around 50 -60 minutes until golden and crisp
  • Let the galette cool for 5 minutes before serving. Drizzle with some extra virgin olive oil and garnish with some freshly chopped basil leaves