Saturday, August 16, 2008

Summer Garden Galette

When we got back from up North this week Matt told me he had taken a picture of a recipe he wanted me to make. Yes, taken a picture of it. My sister had brought a bunch of decorating magazines with her & rather than copying a recipe out of one he just grabbed my camera & shot it. The recipe was for a Summer Garden Galette. I can't tell you what magazine it was from but I can tell the recipe came from Julia's Kitchen at Copia in Napa.
Summer Garden Galette
At first glance I thought "Oh, this is easy enough" but then when it came time to make it I discovered it was actually a bit time consuming. The crust has to be made & chilled 30 minutes before using, the potatoes have to be precooked & cooled, & the onions have to be caramelized. I chose not to roast my own red pepper & just used some out of a jar. Once put together the whole thing cooks for 45 minutes & then rests another 20. Needless to say, dinner was a little later than usual & the kitchen was hot from all that cooking.
Summer Garden Galette
It was a delicious result though & worth the time it took, we loved all the flavors together. As everything cooks together it melds into a wonderful "cake" of vegetables texture. I used some heirloom tomatoes from the garden & their sweetness in this was the star.

My only issue with the recipe was that is called for way too much fillings than could possibly be fit in the pastry round. I ended up not using a bunch of the cooked potato & onions, a bit of a waste. I've written the recipe below with what I feel actually fit in the galette.

Summer Garden Galette

Pastry

3/4 c flour
1/4 c unsalted butter, cold & cut into pieces
1/2 t salt
2 T cold water

In a food processor combine the flour, butter & salt. Pulse until a coarse meal is formed. Drizzle the water over the mixture & pulse again until you get small clumps. Use you hands to form the dough into a ball, flatten the ball into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap & refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Galette

1 small Yukon gold potato
salt & pepper
1/2 T olive oil
1 1/2 c onions, thinly sliced
1 T unsalted butter
6 strips of roasted red pepper
1 c grated gruyere
1 medium tomato, sliced about 1/2-inch & seeded
1/2 T fresh thyme
1 t milk

Preheat oven to 400 F.
Put the potato in a pot of salted water & bring to a boil. Turn down heat & let simmer for 20 minutes or until just tender.

While the potato is cooking melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onions & cook them slowly until tender & golden brown. Season with salt & pepper.

When the potato is done drain it & allow it to cool. Slice the tomato into 1/4-1/2-inch slices. Sprinkle the slices with salt & pepper & drizzle them with olive oil.

Line a cookie sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Roll the dough out on the prepared sheet to a 7-inch circle. Arrange the potato slices on the dough leaving a 2-inch border on all sides. Top with the onions, then red peppers & 1/2 c cheese. Next layer on the tomatoes & sprinkle with salt. Add the remaining cheese & the thyme. Fold the edges of the pastry dough up around the sides (it won't come over the top but make more like a bowl for the fillings). Brush the pastry with the milk.
Summer Garden Galette
Bake for 45 minutes. Let rest for 20 minutes before serving.

Serves 2 as a main dish. (Double to serve 4 & roll the crust out to 14-inches.)

16 comments:

  1. Ummmmmmmmm mouth watering all yummy ingredients makes my mouth watery.

    ReplyDelete
  2. In my dreams, I have a way with pastry. I would love to make something like this: that buttery crust with all the beautiful vegetables? I'm there, so there.

    ReplyDelete
  3. wow - this looks delicious! i'm always looking for interesting ways to cook veggies and will definitely try this. thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Yummy. I would make a meal out of this and just serve with a salad and be good to go. Really looks amazing. Love all Napa inspired recipes as well.

    ReplyDelete
  5. That looks amazing, bursting with ingredients I love. The picture is awesome.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I want this right now! Looks sublime!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wow, that does look delicous!!! Precarious, too, in its unbaked form, so I appreciate that air of danger. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Looks absolutely fabulous! I must try this with all the fresh veggies coming from my garden ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  9. what a great idea! it looks absolutely delicious and not too difficult. It seems very adaptable to the season as well -- I imagine a nice fall combination with potatoes, squash, herbs, red onions etc

    ReplyDelete
  10. I love that this could be so versitle - a great way to use up the summer veggies! It's probably too much for a weeknight meal for us, but this would be a great Saturday brunch!

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love galettes, and this one looks delicious!

    ReplyDelete
  12. This is such a fantastic idea! Tummy's growling just looking at it!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Wow! This is pure deep dish summer heaven. So thick and so tasty looking. You did such a wonderful job on this (I know everyone says that, but you really did).

    ReplyDelete
  14. Thanks everyone for all the nice comments about this dish. I'm sure I'll be making it again.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Oh YUM! This is definitely going into my list of things to make IMMEDIATELY. Thanks for sharing it.

    ReplyDelete
  16. We tried this recipe some time ago and it was absolutely amazing. We have made it more than once ever since. love it :)

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for your comments! Matt & I love to read them but if you link to online drugs or real estate or such in anyway we will delete you. Due to the amount of spam we are now moderating all comments.