Our Go To Summer Appetizer


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Our Go To Summer Appetizer

By Jamie and Bobby Deen

Our mouths sure aren’t bite sized, but somehow that makes it better because we can eat a few of these Bite-Size Tomato and Mozzarella Tarts at once. There couldn’t be an easier summer appetizer than this one. With fresh from the garden tomatoes and basil…a little fresh mozzarella and a piece of puff pastry, you can have appetizers for your friends in a flash…or just a big old mouth full for yourself!

Bite-Size Tomato and Mozzarella Tarts

Ingredients:
All-purpose flour for dusting
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a 17 1/2-ounce package), thawed
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 large plum tomato, thinly sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 ounces fresh mozzarella, very thinly sliced (8 or 9 slices)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.

On a lightly floured surface, unfold the pastry. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 8 or 9 rounds; place rounds on the prepared baking sheet. Prick the pastry rounds all over with a fork. Bake rounds for 5 minutes. Remove from oven.

Sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon Parmesan, then top with a tomato slice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Lay a slice of mozzarella on top of each tomato. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until puffed and golden. Sprinkle each tart with basil and serve warm.

Servings: 8 or 9 tarts
Prep Time:
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Difficulty: Easy

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I’m bringing the ice cream

By Meehsue on August 25, 2010

Those appetizers sound YUMMMMMMMY !!!! And my sister made the baked beans with ground beef years ago, plus a jar of spaghetti sauce, minus the bacon. Love it !

By Cathie on August 11, 2010

I want do tell you that I could also make a meal out of these delectable appetizers.  Yum

I also found Paula’s new magazine in our Wal-Mart today.  I never pass up her magazine’s.  Love, Love, Love them.  Also watch all of her shows.  I especially love when she has Bobbie and Jamie or Michael or family on her shows.  Just wonderful.

By Mrs. Mary Lou Overkamp on July 06, 2010

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