Quinoa Heirloom Tomato Tart is filled with summer heirloom tomatoes packed in quinoa oat flour crust with arugula-goat cheese pesto! I like to call it “summer in a tart”!
This tart or should I say tart muffins, as I baked them to golden perfection in a muffin tin, are the epitome of summer. Light, fresh, full of vibrant colors and summery. This tart wants you to go out and enjoy summer in full force, may be have a picnic with your friends or a perfect weekend dinner with some soup.
If you know me by now, you know how I have to stop myself from buying all the colorful summer produce but these tomatoes were destined to be in my shopping cart. I could just eat them by handful.
This tart was purely coincidental. I had this arugula bunch which I wanted to turn into some kind of pesto but I could not come up with a creative way to use them. Then I had this quinoa crust concept in mind which I had been wanting to experiment for quite a few days. So I decided to marry both the recipes together.
I won’t lie that initially in the testing phase, I made only 1 of these tarts. I remember sitting on my desk with this tart and a cup of coffee. I was not sure if I will even like it. To my surprise, I literally inhaled it in mere 2 minutes max. I immediately went in the kitchen and I was at work making these for dinner! No doubt, everyone loved them.
P.S I suggest serving them warm and drizzled with lots of balsamic glaze and some goat cheese!
- 1.5 Cup Quinoa Flour (You can grind your own by using 1 cup quinoa to yield about 1.5 cups quinoa flour)
- ¼ cup oat flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp basil, dry
- ¼ tsp oregano, dry
- ¼ tsp parsley, dry
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup warm water
- ~ 2 tsp almond milk (optional) (You can use water instead)
- 2 cups arugula, packed
- 3 garlic cloves
- Salt to taste
- 3 Tbsp pine nuts
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 oz goat cheese
- ⅓ cup spinach
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- Juice of ½ lime
- Recipe HERE.
- 1 pound Heirloom tomatoes
- In a bowl, add all the ingredients and knead to a smooth dough. Use more water or almond milk if dry. Pre heat oven to 375F.
- Coat muffin tin with oil. Add dough into each muffin space one at a time and shape them. Dough is going to be somewhat crumbly so you need to shape it into the muffin space using your hands. Once baked it will take muffin cup shape.
- Bake at 375F for around 14 mins until light golden.
- Keep them on a cooling rack and let them cool.
- Add all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Recipe HERE.
- Cut Heirloom tomatoes into thin slices.
- Coat the inside of the tarts generously with pesto. Stuff them with thinly sliced heirloom tomatoes. Drizzle generous amount of balsamic reduction. Bake for another 15 mins in a pre heated 375F oven. Add goat cheese on top and serve.
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cheri says
June 16, 2014 at 10:21 PMThese are beautiful, gorgeous tomatoes. Have not made anything yet with quinoa flour, these will be the first.
naivecookcooks says
June 16, 2014 at 10:35 PMThanks Cheri!! I hope you enjoy these!
ela@GrayApron says
June 17, 2014 at 12:32 AMI’m all over these beauties! Great job!
ela h.
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 10:40 AMThanks!
Olivia - Primavera Kitchen says
June 17, 2014 at 11:40 AMwhat a GREAT recipe!! I’ve never heard about quinoa tart, but I bet it must be delicious. I must try it soon. Great dish for summer. Love it
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 2:37 PMThanks Olivia! You must try it!
Cailee says
June 17, 2014 at 2:23 PMOh wow! These look amazing! Healthy, fresh, pretty and delicious! YUM!
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 2:37 PMThanks Cailee!!
Joanne says
June 17, 2014 at 3:09 PMThese little tarts are seriously summer beauties! I would want to eat the whole tray!
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 3:11 PMThanks Joanne!! That’s what I did.. By the time I was done photographing, I had two in my belly lol!
Glamorous Glutton says
June 17, 2014 at 3:27 PMThese look wonderful, so summery and original. I’ve never used quinoa flour but I definitely want to give these a go. GG
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 3:29 PMThanks!! Hippie you give these a try!
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 3:31 PMOoops I meant hope not hippie!
minnie@thelady8home says
June 17, 2014 at 3:58 PMThat tart is an art, so beautiful! Refreshing. Thanks for stopping by at my space Look forward to more interactions.
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 4:04 PMThanks Minnie for your lovely comment!
Lucy @ Bake Play Smile says
June 17, 2014 at 3:58 PMOh my goodness these look so delicious!! I love quinoa and these just sound perfect! Thanks for sharing! xx
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 4:05 PMThanks Lucy! Let me know if you try these!
Ema-Ontheflavorroad says
June 17, 2014 at 5:34 PMAmi!!!
I love this recipe! So colorful and fresh!
Crunchy, creamy, and fresh! The perfect summer recipe :)!
If you substitute oat flour with brown rice flour they can also be GF! I wanna try to make them :)!!!
And I know the feeling you had when you tried your first tart…I usually do the same when I’m not 100% sure about what I’m cooking :)! ahahah!
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 5:36 PMThanks Ema!! Let me know how it turns out with brown rice flour!! You can also use gluten free oats if you want.
Liz says
June 17, 2014 at 6:43 PMI love every component of these beautiful tarts! I would have inhaled them, too!
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 6:46 PMThanks Liz!
Bri | Bites of Bri says
June 17, 2014 at 7:03 PMThese look awesome! Such a great concept and so much flavor and texture packed into a small cup!
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 7:03 PMThanks Bri!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
June 17, 2014 at 8:41 PMThese look amazingly good! I love the layer of the pesto 😀
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 8:42 PMThanks Lorraine!
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
June 17, 2014 at 8:58 PMLove these beautiful tomatoes! This looks like a delicious recipe. I love that you make your own quinoa flour 😀
naivecookcooks says
June 17, 2014 at 9:03 PMThanks Cindy!! It was really fun making my own quinoa flour!!
kristie @ birchandwild.com says
June 17, 2014 at 11:45 PMThe color in these photos is stunning! I will have to try these this weekend
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:30 AMThanks Kristie!
Tandy | Lavender and Lime says
June 18, 2014 at 1:41 AMThank you for the tip about making quinoa flour! These tarts look very scrummy
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:31 AMHomemade quinoa flour is really simple and so cost effectiive! Thanks Tandy!
My Kitchen Stories says
June 18, 2014 at 6:37 AMBeautiful colours and such a great idea. The epitome of summer.
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:31 AMThanks and hope you give this a try!
Allison says
June 18, 2014 at 6:50 AMWhat a fantastic recipe! I love all of the ingredients in here. Super summery and healthy 🙂
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:31 AMThanks Allison!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
June 18, 2014 at 7:08 AMWow, these tarts looks gorgeous! Love the goat cheese pesto, too…sounds like the perfect combination!
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:32 AMGoat cheese pesto really takes them a level higher. Hope you try these Gayle!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says
June 18, 2014 at 8:42 AMThese quinoa cups look amazing! Love the summer fruit topping, super fresh and delicious.
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:33 AMThanks Jess for your lovely comment!
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
June 18, 2014 at 8:52 AMI love these kinds of mixed tomatoes, for a start – they’re so pretty, aren’t they? And I just love what you’ve done with them. It’s such a creative idea to line the tart cases (quinoa, at that!) with the pesto. I love your first photo!
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:33 AMI always end up with these in my basket. They are so hard to resist! Thanks Helen!
Mike@TheIronYou says
June 18, 2014 at 9:18 AMThat arugula goat cheese pesto has Mike written all over it, can’t wait to try it.
BTW, those are some great looking tarts with all those gorgeous cherry heirloom tomatoes. YUM!
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:34 AMhaha Mike, thanks a bunch for your amazing comment! You should try these.
Sarah Grace says
June 18, 2014 at 11:50 AMWow this sounds absolutely delicious! What a wonderful summer recipe for anytime. I love your homemade pesto paired with the variety of tomatoes, I love those heirlooms!
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 11:53 AMThanks Sarah!
Isadora @ She Likes Food says
June 18, 2014 at 2:53 PMOMG! Arugula goat cheese pesto?! That sounds so amazing and like something that I would want to put on everything! I love these quinoa tarts too! Really, I love everything about this recipe and I want it right now! The tomatoes are so pretty
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 3:01 PMThanks girl for such a beautiful comment!
Brittney says
June 18, 2014 at 3:53 PMWhat a great idea! I don’t think I’ve seen a recipe like this before, I will definitely be trying it out!!
-Brittney
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 3:56 PMThanks Brittney!! Would love to know how yours turn out.
Daniela says
June 18, 2014 at 9:10 PMJust stumble upon your blog and enjoyed the visit thoroughly .
Beautiful pics and creative recipes. The quinoa oat tarts look divine and very summery.
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 9:11 PMThanks Daniela! Hope to see more of you here!
House in Tillford says
June 18, 2014 at 10:28 PMYum these look great and i like the idea of using quinoa for the base- will have to pin this to try sometime!
naivecookcooks says
June 18, 2014 at 10:29 PMThanks!!!
ATasteOfMadness says
June 18, 2014 at 11:26 PMThis looks absolutely delicious! I need to buy more quinoa!
Rosa says
June 19, 2014 at 8:48 AMDelicious looking! What a great idea.
Cheers,
Rosa
Anne says
June 19, 2014 at 3:42 PMI love the photos, I am totally trying this. The cooking of course, not the photos. I could never make food look so good! XX
naivecookcooks says
June 19, 2014 at 6:29 PMHaha you are so funny Anne! Let me know if you try this!
Samina | The Cupcake Confession says
June 20, 2014 at 2:54 AMOh my goodness this looks BEYOND delicious!!!! I’m loving the quinoa – oat crust and arugula pesto???? That is just genius! <3
Kelly says
July 11, 2014 at 9:12 AMThese look so good. What a great recipe! I can’t wait to try it.
naivecookcooks says
July 12, 2014 at 7:54 PMThanks Kelly! They turned out much much better than what I expected! Let me know when you try!!