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The zero-waste tomato and labneh tart by Andréa Boueiz

The zero-waste tomato and labneh tart by Andréa Boueiz

Andréa Boueiz's tomato and labneh tart. Photos DR

  • Preparation 60 min

    Cooking time 90 min

  • Portions

    6-8 people

  • Difficulty

    Medium

Ingredients
  • For the dough:
  • 250 g flour
  • 125 g butter (room temperature)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 30 ml cold water.
  • For the tomatoes:
  • 1 kg cherry tomatoes (mixed varieties or just red)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 pinch of sugar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil.
  • For the labneh:
  • 750 g labneh (cow or goat)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • A small handful of pine nuts (optional)
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Preparation Tomato and labneh tart

For preparing the dough

  1. In a large bowl, pour the flour and incorporate the butter, mixing with your fingertips. The mixture should be sandy, like for a crumble.
  2. Make a well and add the egg, water, and salt, then knead gently. Form a ball and flatten it a bit (to make rolling out easier later).
  3. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  5. Take the dough out of the fridge and flour your work surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a circle slightly larger than your tart pan to cover the edges.
  6. Cut a round of parchment paper and place it in the bottom of the pan.
  7. Roll the dough around the rolling pin and unroll it over the pan, pressing it into the bottom and smoothing onto the edges. Using a knife, trim the excess dough hanging over the rim.
  8. Then prick the bottom of the dough in the pan with a fork to prevent it from puffing up during baking.
  9. Place a second round of parchment paper on the dough and add something heavy (lentils, dried beans, baking beads...) to keep the crust from puffing up.
  10. Bake the dough for 30 min or until the edges are a nice golden color.
  11. Remove from the oven, take off the parchment paper, and let cool a little.

For the tomatoes:

  1. Preheat the oven to 220 °C.
  2. Wash and dry the cherry tomatoes. Arrange in a baking dish. Toss with olive oil, salt, and sugar.
  3. Bake for 30 min or until the tomatoes begin to color.
  4. Remove from the oven and discard the excess tomato juice.

To finish:

  1. Mix the olive oil, labneh, and salt.
  2. Cover the bottom of the tart with this mixture.
  3. Arrange the roasted tomatoes all over to cover the surface well (be sure not to add too much of the tomato cooking liquid).
  4. Sprinkle with pine nuts and bake again for 30 min at 200 °C.
  5. Serve warm or at room temperature with a few basil leaves.

Recipe tips : If you choose a labneh that is high in water content, don't hesitate to drain it a little in a colander lined with paper towels to prevent the dough from absorbing too much water.

Tomato and labneh tart
  • Preparation 60 min

    Cooking time 90 min

  • Portions

    6-8 people

  • Difficulty

    Medium

Ingredients
  • For the dough:
  • 250 g flour
  • 125 g butter (room temperature)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 30 ml cold water.
  • For the tomatoes:
  • 1 kg cherry tomatoes (mixed varieties or just red)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 pinch of sugar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil.
  • For the labneh:
  • 750 g labneh (cow or goat)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • A small handful of pine nuts (optional)
All ingredients
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Andrea Boueiz, rising star of the restaurant scene
bio

On the Lebanese culinary scene, chef Andrea Boueiz is the person to watch in the years to come. After attending the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, she returned to Lebanon and became head chef at the Tawlet restaurant for a year and a half.

Then, with her sister Rhea and her friend Carma Andraos, she revitalized the Peck restaurant in Gemmayzeh, restoring its image and menu. She also worked for the Golden Evenings at the Al-Bustan Hotel when she was only 22.

In 2024, she opened her new restaurant, Un peu fou (A little crazy), in Gemmayzeh. For this new venture, where she can fully express her creativity, she partnered with four other chefs: Rhea, Andraos, as well as Amine Kallas and Tiffany Trad.

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