Gay Lea

Provencale Tomato Squares

(hors d'oeuvres)

Preparation time: 10 minutes

This beautiful dish can be cut into large sized squares and served at a luncheon or light dinner.

Provencale Tomato Squares

Ingredients:
2 tbspGay Lea Salted Butter25ml
2small onions, finely chopped2
2cloves garlic, minced2
1 tspdried basil5ml
1 tspsalt5ml
1/2tspdried oregano2ml
1/2tsppepper2ml
1/2cupGay Lea Regular or Low Fat Sour Cream125ml
1/3 cup35% whipping cream75ml
3eggs3
1-3/4 cupsshredded Gruyere or Emmentaler cheese425ml
1 pkgfrozen puff pastry, thawed397g
2tomatoes, thinly sliced2


Instructions:

In skillet, melt Gay Lea Salted Butter over medium heat.  Add onion, garlic, basil, salt, oregano and pepper; cook, stirring for 5 minutes.  Remove from heat; let cool slightly.  Stir in Gay Lea Sour Cream, whipping cream, eggs and 2/3 of the cheese.

Meanwhile, on lightly floured work surface, roll out entire piece of pastry to 15 x 11-inch rectangle.  Fit into 13 x 9-inch baking pan, making a 2-inch border up sides.  With tines of fork, prick pastry all over.  Line pastry with large piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil.  Fill with pie weights or rice.  Bake in centre of preheated 400 F (200 C) oven for 15 minutes.  Remove weights and parchment paper.

Spread filling evenly over pastry.  Arrange tomatoes over filling in single layer.  Sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until filling is puffed and set.  Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
 
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 8
 
 


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