Rustic, yet elegant, with a tender, flaky crust and filled with the season's freshest vegetables. Perfect cut into fat wedges for dinner,or into smaller slices for lunch. Delicious served warm or at room temperature.
1-2medium tomatoes, thinly sliced (or 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes)
1/2 cupfresh basil leavesabout 10 -12 leaves
Instructions
Prep the vegetables; slice the zucchini, eggplant, into thin rounds. Brush with olive oil. Core and quarter the pepper. Grill the vegetables over medium- high heat until the zucchini and eggplant are tender and the red pepper skin is blistered. Let cool.Vegetables can be grilled a day ahead and the galette assembled and baked next day.
Peel the blistered skin from the pepper. Cut the pepper, eggplant and zucchini into bite size pieces and transfer to a bowl. Pit and halve the olives and mince the garlic. Add to the vegetable mixture. Crumble in 1/2 of the goat cheese, 2 tbsp olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Toss to combine.
Heat grill or oven to 375 degrees F
Whisk the egg yolk and heavy cream (if using) in a small bowl
If Using Homemade Galette Dough
Lightly flour both sides of the dough and place between 2 sheets of parchment paper. Roll the dough out to a roughly 14-inch round, loosening the parchment from the dough occasionally , and adding a bit more flour if it sticks. Transfer on the parchment to a baking sheet or lay on a baking stone; remove and discard the top sheet of parchment.
If Using Store Bought 9 inch Pastry Shell
Gently unfold and lay out pie crust on a baking sheet lined with parchment or on a baking stone.
To Assemble
Thinly slice a fresh tomato, or cut in half the cherry tomatoes. Leaving a 2-inch border, pour the vegetable mixture onto the dough. If using a whole tomato, place in a circular pattern on top of the mixture. If using cherry tomatoes, cut in half and tumble over the top of the mixture. Crumble the remaining goat cheese over the top.
Fold the edge of the dough up and over the filling. Brush the folded edges with the egg wash. Bake or grill, turning the baking sheet or stone 1/2 way, for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown. Allow to cool slightly before slicing.Top with fresh basil leaves when you are ready to serve.
Serve warm or at room temperature
Notes
TIPAdvance preparation: You can make the galette pastry dough ahead of time (see details in recipe). The vegetables for the filling can be grilled a day ahead and then assembled and baked next day.