Yields Makes 6 or 7 servings
AuthorNicole Perzik, California,
Notes: Up to 1 day ahead, bake crust, cool, wrap airtight, and keep at room temperature.

How to Make It

Step 1
1

In a food processor or bowl, combine flour and butter. Whirl or rub with your fingers until fine crumbs form. Add egg and whirl or stir with a fork until dough holds together. Pat dough into a ball, then press evenly over bottom and sides of a 10-inch tart pan with removable rim.

Step 2
2

Bake in a 325° oven until crust is pale gold, about 30 minutes (about 25 minutes in a convection oven).

Step 3
3

Meanwhile, cut tomatoes in half and gently squeeze out seeds. Cut tomatoes crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices, and lay on towels to drain. Save ends.

Step 4
4

Remove baked crust from oven and turn oven to 400°. Spread mustard over bottom of crust, then sprinkle evenly with 1 1/2 cups cheese. Fit largest tomato slices snugly in a single layer on cheese. Cut remaining tomato slices into pieces to fill the gaps; reserve extra tomato pieces for other uses.

Step 5
5

In a small bowl, mix oil to blend with tomato paste, shallots, garlic, thyme, marjoram, and oregano. Spread over tomatoes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Arrange anchovies and olives on tomatoes.

Step 6
6

Bake in a 400° oven until cheese is lightly browned, about 25 minutes (about 18 minutes in a convection oven). Remove pan rim. Cut the tart into wedges and serve hot or warm. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Ingredients

 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter or margarine
 1 large egg
 4 firm-ripe tomatoes (each 3 in. wide; about 1 1/2 lb. total), rinsed and cored
 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
 2 cups (1/2 lb.) shredded Swiss cheese
 3 tablespoons olive oil
 3 tablespoons tomato paste
 3 tablespoons chopped shallots
 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves or dried thyme
 2 teaspoons chopped fresh marjoram leaves or 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
 6 to 8 canned anchovy fillets, drained
 6 to 8 niçoise or calamata olives, pitted
  Salt and pepper

Directions

Step 1
1

In a food processor or bowl, combine flour and butter. Whirl or rub with your fingers until fine crumbs form. Add egg and whirl or stir with a fork until dough holds together. Pat dough into a ball, then press evenly over bottom and sides of a 10-inch tart pan with removable rim.

Step 2
2

Bake in a 325° oven until crust is pale gold, about 30 minutes (about 25 minutes in a convection oven).

Step 3
3

Meanwhile, cut tomatoes in half and gently squeeze out seeds. Cut tomatoes crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices, and lay on towels to drain. Save ends.

Step 4
4

Remove baked crust from oven and turn oven to 400°. Spread mustard over bottom of crust, then sprinkle evenly with 1 1/2 cups cheese. Fit largest tomato slices snugly in a single layer on cheese. Cut remaining tomato slices into pieces to fill the gaps; reserve extra tomato pieces for other uses.

Step 5
5

In a small bowl, mix oil to blend with tomato paste, shallots, garlic, thyme, marjoram, and oregano. Spread over tomatoes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Arrange anchovies and olives on tomatoes.

Step 6
6

Bake in a 400° oven until cheese is lightly browned, about 25 minutes (about 18 minutes in a convection oven). Remove pan rim. Cut the tart into wedges and serve hot or warm. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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