Just go ahead and plan for seconds of this tomato galette.

It’s really that good.

It takes just 20 minutes active time, with most of it spentslicing tomatoeshow hard can that be?

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What Is a Galette?

A galette (also sometimes referred to as a crostata) is of French origin.

A slice pairs perfectly with eggs, bacon, roasted potatoes, or evensomething sweet.

Southern Living Tomato Galette ingredients

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Serve at room temperature, or reheat in the oven until warm throughout.

Flip heirloom tomato slices over, and sprinkle other sides of heirlooms evenly with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes.

tomato galette with a slice out

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Roll out piecrust on a sheet of parchment paper into a 12-inch round.

Spread cheese mixture evenly over dough round, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border.

Arrange tomatoes on cheese mixture on dough round.

Southern Living Tomato Galette draining the tomatoes on paper towel slices

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Fold dough edge up and over tomatoes, folding in at the border and pleating dough as needed.

Brush edges lightly with egg.

Bake galette:

Carefully place parchment paper with galette on preheated baking sheet.

Southern Living Tomato Galette stirring together the cheese mixture

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Bake in preheated oven until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

Let cool on baking sheet 10 minutes.

Garnish with basil leaves and additional black pepper.

Southern Living Tomato Galette spreading the cheese mixture on the pie dough

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This creates a browned, crisp crust by the time the edges of the galette turn golden brown.

A similar effect can happen by using a baking stone.

Tomato galettes are also delicious with goat cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, and more.

Southern Living Tomato Galette arranging the tomatoes on the cheese mixture

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Southern Living Tomato Galette folding the piecrust up over the tomatoes

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Southern Living Tomato Galette brushing the crust with egg wash

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Southern Living Tomato Galette after baking

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