Roma tomatoes and fresh basil taste like summer. The flavors go so well together in so many ways, and when they’re fresh from the garden, the flavors are simply amazing.
Fresh.
Fragrant.
Flavorful.
Lately all of my romas and basil go into my juicer, but several weeks ago I needed an appetizer for a party and I wanted to make something with these fresh flavors. These are amazing fresh right out of the oven, and I suggest you have some that way, and they are good later – a perfect portable for a party.
tomato tarts – tomato basil and tomato cheddar
makes 16-18
3 roma tomatoes, sliced
8-9 fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup Teese vegan cheddar, grated/sliced
vegan puff pastry (or this, also vegan)
Roll out puff pastry and cut circles just slightly larger than the tomato slices – this is easily done with a glass. Arrange pastry rounds on prepared cookie sheet, top half with cheddar and half with a basil leaf (or both!). Top all rounds with a tomato slice, bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes, until just slightly brown.
Delicious!
What are your favorite fresh flavors of summer?
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Oh love this flavor combo. It’s just so fresh and light. Perfect. Maybe that’s why spaghetti sauce is so awesome: tomatoes + basil.
spaghetti sauce MUST have basil!
This looks so good! I love the flavors of tomato and basil (well, anything with basil, really!). Thanks for sharing and inspiring
yep, basil goes with just about anything!
Love how mini these are!
fun, right?
These are so cute — I like how simple they look (and how simple they are to make!)
so very easy! sometimes the simple things taste the best!
I am such a sucker for tomato and basil in any format – it is the BEST combo ever. I especially love it scrambled into my eggs in the morning with a little laughing cow cheese thrown into the mix. mm.
Mmm, I want those eggs!
These are so cute! I love mini finger foods
Goat cheese and peaches I also love in the summer. They go hand in hand
I love minis too! in my opinion, goat cheese goes with pretty much anything!
and peaches.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
thank you Kathleen!
those are so cute! i’ve used basil in everything lately! it so refreshing. No wonder you named your dog basil. tee hee.
ha – yep, Basil (the pup and the herb…) is my favorite. I still want another dachshund – a sister for B – and name her Rosemary…
So cute and simple – great party appetizer!
thanks, Rachel – that’s exactly what this was… and I made enough to eat a few on the way…
precious. just precious. i love the tomato & basil combo!
tomato and basil… just meant to be together! (perhaps I should get a second pup and name it Roma!)
summer for me = kiwis and oranges, and lots of basil. Oh, oh… and lemon!
Mmm, kiwis! I have been using a lot of lemon lately… and I LOVE to cook with it – a simple salad dressing or saute, perfect!
It’s nice to see someone is not demonizing poor tomatoes for a change.
And tomatoe and basil were made for one another.
thank you, Missy! I hope I never have! I love tomatoes, especially my home grown romas. and since my dachshund’s name is Basil, I suppose we all know how I feel about that!
Lovely.
thank you, JL! hey, by the way, are you going to be in Portland later this month for Vida Vegan!?!?
I hope to be able to meet you if so… weee!
Yes, and I’m arriving a few days early! Wanna play?! Lunch? Drink? Dinner? I get in on Wednesday morning! (going to Vegucated Thursday night, are you going?) WOO HOO!!!!
yay! yes, I think I have Vegucated on my calendar – better make sure! let’s definitely make plans to do something before it all starts!
YAY!
wow! These look amazing & very moreish!
they are, they really really are.
*squeal* these are so cute! you always have the cutest food!
they ARE squeal worthy, right?
Those sound amazing! Very inspired
thanks, Meesh! they’re so good.
These are so freaking good! I made them for a brunch a few months ago and polished off more than humanly possible! I forgot about them though! so thanks for the gorgeous reminder – def making them again when the in-laws come into town!
MWAHHH!!!!
oh, WOW I forgot you made something similar with biscuits (just looked it up after reading your comment). pessa totally didn’t (mean to?) steal, you know??
and yours are even easier because the biscuits don’t ned to be cut!
if I’m trying to keep it vegan I think the biscuits have milk and or butter products in them tho.
hope all is going fab with the packing and the boxes and the bubble wrap and the packing. do you have ferret help?
these are too freakin cute!!! I love fresh basil and tomatoes in the summer time! Perfect pairing
YES basil and tomato – the best flavors ever!
Of COURSE this looks incredible. So so so simple.
We have so many tomatoes in our garden- oh store-bought just cannot compare!
oh my gosh! Those are so cute and so perfect!
Holy Moly! I missed this one until JUST NOW! And I’m in love—for all your garlic posts, you come out and slay me every now and again like here. *Loving* the tarts. *Loving*!
I was thinking about these again today… I will be making them SOON. they are one of those simple things that taste amazing, you know? yes, you know!
Yum! These look great.
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Happy Friday
Those are gorgeous!
thank you, Camille!
these look perfect!!
we made these over the holiday weekend, TWICE! thank you for inspiring the most popular appetizer at our bbq, this is now an entertainment staple in our house, so easy and SO YUMMY!
stumbled this third time, I suppose is a charm, right? these sound delicious and… easy! thanks!
the best thing about this post is finding out that pastry is vegan! silly me, I never realized and just assumed it was not. THANK YOU – making these TODAY!!!
agreed, I was (happily!) surprised to find they are vegan – nice!!!
my wife loves your website bettie! she made these for our weekend (football partys) and they were good. thank you! I am now looking for things she can make for dinner, she emailed me your website to do so. I do as I am told
ha – thank you, Danny! please keep in touch about what you end up picking! let me know if I can guide to specific foods, recipes or flavors!
these look like summer! (I bet they taste like it too).
that’s a great way to describe them!
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