Summer Vegetable Tart

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 sheet puff pastry

  approx. 10" x 15"
• 1/2 cup basil pesto

  store bought or homemade
• 2 medium heirloom tomatoes

  or any slicing tomatoes
• 1/2 medium zucchini
• 1/3 medium yellow squash
• 1/2 medium shallot
• 5-6 asparagus tips
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup aged hard cheese (cheddar, Parmesan, Asiago, etc.)

  crumbled
• enough salt (to liberally cover veggies)
• pepper, to taste

Instructions

• 1 Thaw puff pastry according to package directions (if frozen). You'll need a
  mandoline slicer or very sharp knife to prep the veggies. You'll need a large
  sheet pan to cook on and smaller sheet pans to prep.
• 2 Using a mandoline or very sharp knife, thinly slice tomatoes, squash, zucchini,
  and shallot. If squash and zucchini are larger, cut into half moons. Slice
  asparagus tips in half, lengthwise.
• 3 Lay slices of tomatoes, squash and zucchini in a single layer on sheet pans.
  Salt slices liberally then cover with paper towels. Let sit for 20 minutes to
  draw out moisture. Meanwhile,
• 4 Preheat oven according to package directions. Place shallots in a small bowl and
  soak in 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar while other veggies are sitting. Stir shallots
  1-2 times during the 20 minutes.
• 5 After 20 minutes, remove paper towels from salted veggies and use clean paper
  towels to absorb as much liquid as possible.
• 6 Unroll puff pastry onto a large sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Roll edges
  and pinch corners to form the 'crust'. Spread pesto evenly over puff pastry,
  going up to but not on the edges.
• 7 Beginning with the sliced tomatoes, arrange veggies (tomatoes, squash, zucchini,
  soaked shallots, and asparagus) in a single layer, barely overlapping. You may
  not use all of the veggies (save leftovers for later).
• 8 Finish the tart by sprinkling the crumbled cheese and some black pepper over the
  veggies.
• 9 Bake according to package directions, rotating once halfway through. (Most would
  be 18-20 minutes for a non-dessert pastry).
• 10 Let stand for a few minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.
  Enjoy!

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