Description
A delicious and colorful garden vegetable tart featuring a flaky puff pastry crust topped with a creamy blend of cream cheese and sour cream, fresh cherry tomatoes, corn, broccolini, feta cheese, and fresh chives. Perfect as a light snack or appetizer on a warm summer evening.
Ingredients
Scale
Pastry
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (thawed)
Cream Cheese Mixture
- 8 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 1½ tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp Italian seasonings
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Salt to taste
Toppings
- ½ pint cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 ear fresh corn (sliced off cob)
- ½ bunch broccolini (chopped)
- ½ cup feta cheese (crumbled)
- 2 Tbsp fresh chives (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F to prepare for baking the puff pastry.
- Prepare Puff Pastry: On a lightly floured surface, roll the thawed puff pastry into a 10”x12” rectangle. Transfer it carefully onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Score and Dock Pastry: Using the back of a paring knife, score a border about ½ inch from all edges of the puff pastry. Then, with a fork, prick holes evenly every ½ inch inside this border to prevent excessive rising during baking.
- Bake Puff Pastry: Bake the pastry in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove it and let cool completely. If the center has puffed up too much, gently press it back down once cooled.
- Make Cream Cheese Mixture: While the pastry bakes, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, Italian seasonings, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl. Stir until smooth and creamy.
- Spread Cream Cheese Layer: Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture inside the scored border on the cooled puff pastry.
- Add Toppings: Arrange the halved cherry tomatoes, corn kernels, chopped broccolini, and crumbled feta cheese evenly on top of the cream cheese layer.
- Garnish and Serve: Sprinkle fresh chopped chives over the tart before serving to add color and flavor.
Notes
- Got extra veggies in your garden? Feel free to customize this tart with any fresh seasonal vegetables you have on hand.
- This tart is best enjoyed the same day for optimal puff pastry crispness.
- You can substitute broccolini with broccoli or asparagus for a different flavor profile.
- For a tangier taste, increase the lemon juice slightly in the cream cheese mixture.
- This recipe is great as an appetizer, light lunch, or snack during warmer months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 569 mg
- Fat: 51 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 28 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 89 mg
