Become the queen (or king) of quick go-to desserts with these creamy Cheesecake Galettes topped with juicy strawberries and even juicier Blush sweet delight tomatoes. Plus get the FREE Tomato Recipe eBook.
Yup, that’s right. Tomatoes in a dessert. Technically they are a fruit so their beautiful full flavour lends itself well to balance out the creaminess of the cheesecake filling. It is so easy to whip up, you don’t even need to wash the processor when switching from pastry to filling. Totally my kind of dessert.
Up until recently I was of the view that the best tomatoes are grown in the summer – I know traditionally they are in Europe and I can never get enough of the ‘meaty’ flesh, the aroma that permeates the kitchen when one is sliced open and he flavour that simply pops. However, I have recently discovered that greenhouse-grown tomatoes such as the range of Blush varieties is available all year round and it’s actually a good thing.
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I must confess, I loved the challenge of creating a dessert recipe using the fruit normally used in a savoury salad. The tarts keep well in the fridge, once cooled, for 2-3 days and can be placed in
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Strawberry and Blush Tomato Cheesecake Galettes
Ingredients
FOR THE PASTRY:
- 1 cup wholemeal flour plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 1 tablespoon raw sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder or 1vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt flakes
- 130 g cold unsalted butter cubed
- 2 tablespoons iced water
FOR THE FILLING & TOPPING:
- 250 g cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons fresh cream
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla powder
- 100 g Blush Sweet Delights Tomatoes halved
- 100 g large strawberries diced finely
- 2 teaspoons golden icing sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl of food processor, pulse the flour, almond meal, sugar, vanilla, salt and butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add 2 tablespoons water and pulse until the mixture comes together forming a solid dough. Remove the pastry from the food processor, form into a log, wrap in plastic and place in the fridge for 15 minutes to chill.
- Meanwhile, place cream cheese, cream, honey and vanilla in the food processor and process on medium, scraping down the sides a couple of times, until the mixture is smooth. Mix together diced strawberries and tomato halves.
- Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan-forced).
- Remove pastry from the fridge and cut into 4 equal rounds. Place each on a sheet of baking paper and flatten down to a 5mm thin round. Divide the cream cheese mixture evenly between the rounds, dolloping onto the middle of each round, leaving about 2cm pastry uncovered. Top each with the strawberry and tomato mixture and press the topping gently into the cheese mixture. Using a knife, gently life the overhanging pastry and fold in over the cheesecake mixture, pressing down gently over the filing pinching the sides.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the crusts are golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for at least 1 hour before dusting with a little icing sugar, if using, and serving.
5 comments
Excellent
It looks so stunning and delicious.
looks stunning, delicious and fabulous… can I have some :P
I had to admit…this is one of the most delicious strawberry recipes i’ve ever tried…The taste and aroma was good and everything went so perfect. Thanks for sharing this
This is one of the best strawberry cheesecake galettes that I have tried. In fact, thinking about it makes me want some more. Can’t wait to make another batch soon. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. You are a star!