There are days that I plan ahead and I feel I’m on top of what is being made here during the week for dinner. Then there are days where it is getting close to the end of the day and I haven’t put much thought into dinner plans.
I tend to sway towards craving pizza or a savory tart on nights where there isn’t any thing too exciting in the works. Don’t get me wrong, I find pizzas and tarts to be extremely exciting. The topping and filling ideas are filled with endless possibilities.
Take for example this tart…sweet potatoes and goat cheese? Yes, not a likely combo. I know you may be thinking that. But can I tell you, not very likely, but really amazing. Bacon added to this combo? Oh, my! Wow!
Why didn’t I add zucchini to the title? Too many words and maybe it wouldn’t have the same appeal as the other parts of this recipe. Bacon.
I don’t make bacon very often. It’s usually used in a dish as an accent of flavor. For a good reason! Whenever I make it, it tends to sneak away from my dish where it’s cooling nicely…those little bacon thieves strike again!
pie shell ingredients (makes one 9-inch crust):
- 2 teaspoons cold water
- 1 teaspoon cold cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 4 ounces cold cream cheese, cut into small pieces
filling ingredients:
- 3 slices bacon
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small sweet potato, peeled and sliced thin
- 1 small zucchini, sliced thin
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 Tablespoons goat cheese (or any other soft cheese)
- salt and pepper to taste
Filling Directions:
Notes:
Goat cheese, and bacon, and sweet potatoes! Yes, please!! This tart looks fabulous – and the title is perfect! 😀
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Very nice.
Wow, this is my kind of tart-love the combo of sweet potato and goat cheese-it sounds so good!
I adore a great tart. Yours is just that. Smile. I have not had dinner yet and SO wish I had a slice of this in front of me right now. Delicious!!
Lora, I adore tarts like these because of how wonderfully adaptable they are. You hit it out of the park with this flavour combo, girl. Your photos are gorgeous as always and I'm swooning over the perfection of your pastry. I haven't quite mastered making crusts and I can't wait to try this one using cream cheese.
This sounds so incredible! It's like pie and dinner all in one. LOVE
Such an unusual combination…but I do like the sweet-salty thing you have going! I bet it tastes marvelous!!!
Yum! What a great combination – this would get my husband to eat sweet potatoes for sure!
I can see having a bite of this tart and not stopping until it's all gone. Love the flavors you put together here, Lora.
This tart sounds absolutely amazing! You reeled me in with goat cheese and bacon. I was a bit skeptical about the sweet potato but you totally sold me on it! And the zucchini sounds fantastic here too!! I will be making this very soon. Lovely!
This little tart sounds wonderful and I bet that crust is a sure thing too, I've got to try it out. Thanks Laura for the recipe and your photos are beautiful.
Thank you, thank you! Made it tonight. Absolute perfection.
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