Then there are weekends when the poor guy gets so busy with his work that we hate to even call it a weekend. So, while he spends time with his laptop, I try to get busy doing what I love doing. Like, bake a tart, make it look pretty, take out my props and do some photo shoot.
If summer is all about sorbet, ice cream, smoothie, stone fruits and berries. Then summer is also about tomatoes. It’s the best season for juicier, rich in color, plump tomatoes. I haven’t got a chance to try lot different varieties of this very famous fruit, but this summer I was really glad to get my hands on some exquisite kumato tomato, for the first time. Kumato tomatoes are sweeter than other variety and also considered as gourmet. If you haven’t seen these before, your initial reaction might not be surprising. It may look rotten to you because of the brown color but touch it to feel the firmness and then give a big bite to enjoy the sweet taste. Like we did.
Tart was on my mind as soon I bought these tomatoes, and to obviously pairs it with basil pesto. After all, isn’t basil and tomato like a marriage made in heaven. Then I decided to make it more filling for lunch and in went some grated paneer. Paneer, also known as Indian Cottage cheese is easily available in any Indian store. If however, you don’t have access to any, you can always replace it with ricotta cheese or even mascarpone. The outcome of the tart was wonderful. The crust was flaky, the filling was creamy and every bite was delightful.
