This summer tomato galette will make delicious, lighter meal on a hot summer day. Sweet, juicy and colourful tomatoes are paired with creamy ricotta cheese and crumbly, buttery pastry.
Welcome to the first post in July!
Summer is in full swing, spoiling us with surprisingly (for the UK!) sunny and warm weather and it feels great! We've been enjoying some gorgeous, balmy evenings outside, filled with some delicious food and cool drinks and I hope you have been too?
Apart from making the most of these warm, long days, we have also been planning our road trip to Scotland, which is happening later this month. To say that I'm excited would be a huge understatement! But enough about that, let's look at today's recipe for summer tomato galette, because that's why you are here, right?
Summer tomato galette
If you read the blog regularly, you may remember that not so long ago I have posted this recipe for classic strawberry galette. Today's recipe is based on the same principle, but it's essentially a savoury version of it. It is also very similar to my recipe for tomato tartlets, but in a form of galette.
This tomato galette is like an essence of the summer, featuring all these colourful, sweet and juicy tomatoes which are in abundance at the moment. Savoury galette will make great side dish, but it is also a delicious, lighter dinner, especially on a hot day, served with some salad on the side.
Simple ingredients for tomato galette
Tomatoes are obviously the star of this recipe. I recommend using a mix of different varieties, colours, sizes and shapes. Not only they will look gorgeous, but they will also add more flavour and interest to the recipe. This tasty galette also includes some ricotta cheese, tomato chutney, fresh thyme and black pepper. For the crust, you can use homemade or shop-bought, ready-made pastry.
How to make the galette
The process is very simple, and requires no special equipment or skills. You simply roll the dough, top it with the ingredients and bake. Yup, it's that easy! Let's have a look at the steps in just a little bit more detail...
Start by mixing the ricotta cheese with some salt and black pepper. Set it aside, while you roll the dough. For this step, make sure you are working on a lightly floured surface. If using a ready-made block of pastry, allow it to sit at room temperature for about 5-10 minutes before starting to work with it. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a large circle, about 25-30 cm in diameter and 3-5 mm thick.
Wrap the dough around your rolling pin and transfer it onto the baking parchment. After that, gently prick the dough with fork. Next, top the crust with ricotta cheese and spread it across the surface, leaving roughly 5 cm boarder around.
Spread some of the tomato chutney/ jam on top of the ricotta cheese. This will add more flavour and extra sweetness to the galette.
Slice your selection of tomatoes and gently pat them with paper kitchen towel, so it can absorb some of the excess juice. Arrange the sliced tomatoes on top of the ricotta and tomato jam, sprinkle with some thyme. Carefully fold the edges of the galette towards the centre. Brush the edges with some egg wash and transfer it onto baking tray. Place it in the fridge for about 20 minutes, just so it can firm up a bit before baking.
Bake the galette at 200C for about 40 minutes, until it is golden brown. Sprinkle with the remaining thyme and black pepper and drizzle with some olive oil. Allow it to cool for about 5 minutes before tucking into it!
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Summer Tomato Galette
Ingredients
- 500 g block of ready made shortcrust pastry (*for homemade pastry see the recipe notes)
- 200 g ricotta cheese
- 4 tablespoon tomato jam/ chutney
- 450 g mixed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small egg (beaten)
Instructions
- Line the baking tray with baking parchment and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together ricotta cheese with ½ teaspoon black pepper and some salt.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry dough into a large circle (roughly about 25-30 cm in diameter and about 3-5mm thick). Carefully roll the dough around your rolling pin and transfer into the baking tray lined with baking parchment. Gently prick the pastry all over its surface with fork. Spread the ricotta cheese on top of the dough, leaving about 5 cm boarder around. Next, spread the tomato chutney/ jam on top of the ricotta cheese.
- Slice the tomatoes, pat them gently with kitchen towel so it can absorb some of the tomato juice. Arrange the tomatoes in overlapping circles on top of the ricotta and tomato chutney. Sprinkle with half of the fresh thyme. Gently fold the edges of the dough, closing it towards the centre. Brush the edges of the galette with some egg wash. Place in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes.
- In a meantime, preheat the oven to 200C. Take the galette out of the fridge and place in the preheated oven. Bake for 40-45 minutes, turning it half way through, until the edges are golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining thyme and black pepper, drizzle with some olive oil. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes and enjoy!
Please note that all my recipes are developed and tested in metric grams. I recommend that you use digital scales for a more accurate results. I have provided a conversion to US customary in the recipe but please note that I haven’t tested using this method.
Notes
- For homemade pastry/ crust, follow this recipe, but omit sugar from the ingredient list.
- Chilling the galette before baking will ensure better texture of the crust
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Sara
I was looking for ways to use the fresh tomatoes from my garden. This looks perfect for lunch or dinner and I know my family will enjoy it! So glad I found this recipe! Thank you!
annabanana
Hey Sara, thank you for stopping by and this lovely comment! I hope that you and your family will enjoy this recipe! Have a great week ahead!
Jessica (Swanky Recipes)
I am away from home visiting family for 5 weeks and I've been so sad that I've left my kitchen behind. It's so hard to cook my favorite recipes for the family since my kitchen tools are at home. I like that this uses puff pastry from the store and I can use my mom's garden fresh tomatoes to try this next!
annabanana
Hi Jesscia, thanks so much for your lovely comment! Sorry to hear that you are away from your kitchen at the moment, I always struggle with that too! But you're right, this recipe requires little effort and can be made with simple ingredients in no time! Hope you will try it soon!
Marisa F. Stewart
This is just the type of dish I love making when the girls come over for book club. We have it in the afternoon sort of a lunch and tea plus gab session. We've got plenty of tomatoes and so a salad and a light wine would be ideal. Thanks for the inspiration.
annabanana
Aww Marisa, thank you for your lovely comment! Also, can I please join your book club? I love the sound of it! x
Kelly Anthony
Simply delicious! This tomato galette is sure to impress anyone and would be perfect for serving at any summer gathering.
annabanana
Hi Kelly, thanks for stopping by! Yes, this simple tart is very effective, and would make a great addition to any gathering! Glad you like it.
Analida Braeger
the tart looks near perfect , I love tomato tarts and this one just looks like the golden ticket !
annabanana
Thank you Analinda, that is very sweet of you to say! Glad to hear you like it!
Sharon
This summer tomato tart not only looks delicious it's stunning. Would be perfect for a dinner party or brunch.
annabanana
Thanks Sharon, I'm glad to hear that you like it! It would make a great starter or a main at any gathering for sure!
Veena Azmanov
I cant wait to make this for my kids. They to relish every bit of it. Looks awesome and yum.
annabanana
Hi Veena, thanks so much for stopping by! It's such an easy dish to make, perfect for the whole family and ready in no time! Hope you and the kids will enjoy it!
Danielle
This recipe looks 100% summer to me! It is light, easy to make and so tasty. I am really keen to try this galette over the weekend (coming soon!) 🙂
annabanana
Hey Danielle! Couldn't agree more, to me tomatoes in general are like the essence of the summer and I just can't get enough of them at this time of the year! Hope you will enjoy this galette and your weekend!
Eva
Absolutely beautiful! I love the different shades of the various tomato types. Such a simple dish yet so much colour! I like the idea of using ricotta on the base. I usually take mustard in tomato tarts, so now I'm curious to try this alternative. Thank you.
annabanana
Hello Eva, I'm so happy to hear that you like this recipe. I love the idea of adding some mustard there too, must try this next time for sure!Enjoy your weekend! x
Aleta
I just have to say, your photography is absolutely stunning! This tomato galette looks incredible... I have some tomatoes that are almost ripe in my garden that have 'tomato galette' now written all over them!
annabanana
Hey Aleta! Thanks so much for your kind words, you've made my day with your sweet comment! I hope you will put your home-grown toms into good use with this galette! Enjoy your weekend!
Tatiana
What a perfectly summery recipe, I love it! I’ve only made sweet galettes before, this is such a great twist 🙂
annabanana
Thank you Tatiana! Love sweet galettes as much as I do the savoury ones, such an easy way to celebrate any seasonal fruit or veg!
Jacquelyn Hastert
We will soon have an abundance of summer tomatoes and this is a great way to help use them all up! I can't wait to make this soon.
annabanana
Hi Jacquelyn, thanks so much for stopping by! Homegrown tomatoes are just the best, so full of flavour! Hope you will like this recipe x