French tomato tart is the perfect dinner dish made from puff pastry, heirloom tomatoes, Emmental cheese, chives and mustard. If you love French vegetarian cooking like we do, this is about to become one of your favorite recipes! It’s one of the best fresh tomato tart recipes os all time!
If you love this French tomato tart recipe, make sure you check out these French quiche recipes as well.
French tomato tart ingredients
This easy tomato tart calls for a handful of simple ingredients.
- Shortcrust pastry
- French mustard
- Grated Emmental cheese (or your fave cheese)
- Medium tomatoes
- Fresh chives
- Olive oil
How to make a French tomato tart step by step
- Step 1 – Preheat oven to 400°F (210°C).
- Step 2 – Line a quiche pan with the puff pastry.
- Step 3 – Make small holes in the pastry using a fork to keep the quiche from swelling as it cooks.
- Step 4 – Top with parchment paper and baking beans.
- Step 5 – Bake for 15 minutes.
- Step 6 – Remove the shortcrust pastry from the oven and remove the baking beans and parchment paper.
- Step 7 – Spread the mustard over the quiche crust.
- Step 8 – Add the grated Emmental cheese and sliced tomato.
- Step 9 – Top with 2 tablespoons of grated cheese.
- Step 10 – Season with salt and pepper.
- Step 11 – Bake for 20 minutes.
- Step 12 – Sprinkle chopped chives over the tart before serving.
Tips to make a French tomato tart
- Choose the right tomatoes! We love heirloom tomatoes but feel free to choose your favorite tomatoes for this simple tomato tart. Learn more about French tomato varieties if you are curious about the tomatoes available to us here in France!
- Choose a cheese that melts well. We used Emmental cheese for this fresh tomato tart recipe but you could use cheddar or mozzarella or any cheese that you love that melts well.
Make this Fresh tomato tart your own
- A traditional Provencal tomato tart is vegetarian but you could top the savory tart with chopped chorizo or other meat.
- Add a little hot pepper, or Cayenne pepper in keeping with the French spirit, to make this baked tomato tart spicy.
- Make a zucchini tomato tart by adding zucchini into the recipe.
What to serve with a French tart?
When it comes to serving this healthy tomato tart, you have lots of side options.
- Serve with a green salad topped with French vinaigrette.
- For added veggies, serve with Provencal ratatouille.
- For a comforting and cozy meal, serve the tart with our leek and sweet potato soup.
What’s the best cheese to use in a French tomato tart?
We used Emmental cheese for this recipe but you could use cheddar, mozzarella or your favorite grated cheese.
How long will this tart last?
This tart is incredibly tasty so I doubt there will be leftovers, but just in case there are, you can keep the tart in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Can you freeze tomato tart?
Yes!
What’s the French word for tart?
The French word is “tarte”!
What’s the French word for tomato?
Tomato in French is “tomate”!
More French Dinner Recipes on AHK
- Chicken Chasseur
- Quiche Florentine
- Easy Tartiflette Recipe
- Flammekueche (Alsation Pizza)
- Sausage Galette
- Pumpkin Goat Cheese Quiche
More French Tarts We Love
- Smoked Cheddar and Onion Tarts
- Roasted Beet and Feta Tart
- Tarte à l’Oignon (French onion tart)
- Pissaladière (a savory tart from Nice)
French Tomato Tart
Enjoy this French tomato tart made with puff pastry, heirloom tomatoes, Emmental cheese, chives and mustard. In our opinion, it is one of the absolute best French tomato recipes, and the best tomato tart recipe, and we hope you love it!
If you love this recipe, please give it 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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French Tomato Tart
Description
Heavenly French tomato tart is the perfect dinner dish made from puff pastry, heirloom tomatoes, Emmental cheese, chives and mustard.
Ingredients
- 1 shortcrust pastry
- 2 tbsp of mustard
- 1 cup of grated Emmental cheese
- 3 medium heirloom tomatoes (sliced)
- Salt & black pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp of chives
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (210°C).
- Line a quiche pan with the puff pastry.
- Make small holes in the pastry using a fork to keep the quiche from swelling as it cooks.
- Top with parchment paper and baking beans.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove the shortcrust pastry from the oven and remove the baking beans and parchment paper.
- Spread the mustard over the quiche crust.
- Add the grated cheese and sliced tomato.
- Top with 2 tablespoons of grated cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle chopped chives over the tart before serving.
First published September 25, 2020. Last updated July 4, 2021 with more information, additional tips, and better readability.
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Carter says
looks so yummy 🙂 this recipe compels me to try it immediately. Thanks for such a great recipe.
A Hedgehog in the Kitchen says
Thanks, I hope you enjoy it!
chef mimi says
This is fabulous!