Greek-style tomato basil puff pastry tart

This tomato basil puff pastry tart starts with a creamy feta sauce and is topped with fresh herbs and veggies. A Greek-style tart that has a light flaky puff pastry crust that melts in your mouth! It’s packed with creamy deliciousness and fresh flavors from the garden.

This tomato basil puff pastry tart is full of fresh herbs &  veggies and has a creamy feta sauce.

In the summertime, meals get really simple at our house because we would rather be outside than stuck at the kitchen sink doing dishes. This meal is a favorite because it’s topped with fresh veggies and herbs from our garden.  Since we use already prepared puff pastry, this tart is easy and to make.

We have a tiny garden and every summer we grow cucumbers, grape tomatoes, dill, herbs, and with luck…spinach. This year was a good year for spinach but last year…not so much.  I love that this tomato basil puff pastry tart recipe lets us use nearly everything we grow.

Years ago, when I learned about how heart-healthy Mediterranean food is, it was like a win-win for us because we could sort of have our cake and eat it too. Every member of my family LOVES many of the ingredients that go into most Greek food. We are big fans of Feta, cucumber, and grape tomatoes, and we are obsessed with Kalamata olives!

You can also serve this Greek style tomato basil puff pastry tart as an appetizer.

I know that there are similar puff pastry tarts out there served as an appetizer, but we make this recipe for supper. Because, in the summertime, it is perfect for a meal. But by all means, if you want to serve it as an appetizer go ahead, it’s great for that too.

In fact, I recently served this tart as an appetizer at a gathering we had in the spring and my guests devoured it. I’m just saying… it’s too good to enjoy only when company comes over.

Instructions:

For the crust

Let puff pastry thaw in the refrigerator overnight, or on the countertop until semi-soft but not warm. Press both puff pastry sheets into a cookie sheet that has been coated with cooking spray. Press the edges of the two sheets together to make one large sheet.

Lightly score a 1 inch border around the entire edge of the pan with a paring knife. Use a fork to prick the center of the puff pastry several times. This will allow the edges to puff up while the center stays down.

In a small bowl, slightly beat the egg, and use a baster to brush it onto the enitre surface of the puff pastry. Cook puff pastry, according to package directions until golden brown.

To make the creamy feta sauce

While puff pastry is baking, use a large bowl to mix the plain yogurt, garlic,  and Feta cheese. Chop the tomatoes, olives, spinach, cucumbers, basil and any other fresh herbs you are using. 1 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, 5 oz package crumbled feta, cheese, 1 clove garlic minced,1 tsp Cavender’s Greek seasoning (optional

Add your desired toppings:

Top with chopped spinach, tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, calamata olives and cucumber.

1 to 1 1/2 cups cucumbers chopped, 1 to 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes chopped, 2 cups spinach chopped, 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped, 3/4 cup Kalamata olives sliced, 1 14oz can canned chickpeas drained, (optional) 1/4 cup fresh chopped chives or dill optional.

More optional toppings: Fresh chives and dill leaves.