Fresh Tomato Tart with a Basil-Garlic Crust

My friend posted this recipe on her blog, and I had to make it!   It's a perfect recipe right now with all the basil and fresh tomatoes from your garden!  I think you could say its a second or third cousin to Margherita Pizza.  

The only changes I made was to use fresh mozzarella.  Then, I was also in a hurry and skimmed the directions and got it confused with a southwestern tart I make and blended the basil with my flour.  Jen's crust is a pretty green (see it HERE) because it was blended before adding the flour.  Next time, I'll get the pretty green crust! 

Fresh Tomato Tart w. Basil-Garlic Crust

Recipe from HERE

• 1 RECIPE BASIL-GARLIC TART DOUGH (Recipe below)
• 4 OUNCES SLICED MOZZARELLA (I used fresh)
• 2 LARGE, RIPE TOMATOES (ABOUT 1 POUND), CORED AND CUT CROSSWISE INTO THIN SLICES
• SALT AND FRESHLY GROUND PEPPER
• 1 TABLESPOON EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

1. Prepare the dough (below), and press it into a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line the bottom of the tart shell with mozzarella. Arrange the tomatoes over the cheese in a ring around the edge of the tart and a second ring in the center. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.
3. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the cheese has started to brown in spots, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a rack for at least 5 minutes before slicing.(The tart may be covered and kept at room temperature for 6 hours.)

 Basil-Garlic Tart Dough

• 1/3 CUP FRESH BASIL LEAVES
• 1 MEDIUM GARLIC CLOVE
• 1 1/4 CUPS UNBLEACHED ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
• 1/2 TEASPOON KOSHER SALT
• 8 TABLESPOONS (1 STICK) UNSALTED BUTTER, CHILLED AND CUT INTO 8 TO 10 PIECES
• 4-5 TABLESPOONS ICE WATER

1. Place the basil and garlic in the work bowl of a food processor. Process, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, until finely chopped. Add flour and salt; pulse to combine.
2. Add butter. Pulse about 10 times, or until the mixture resembles pea-sized crumbs.
3. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing several times after each addition. After 4 tablespoons water have been added, process the dough for several seconds to see if the mixture forms a ball. If not, add remaining water. Process until dough forms into a ball. Remove dough from processor.
4. Flatten the dough into a 5-inch disk. Wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. (The dough can be placed in a zipper-lock plastic bag and refrigerated for several days or frozen for 1 month. If frozen, defrost the dough in the refrigerator.)
5. Preheat oven to 375. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch circle. Lay the dough over the tart pan, and press it into the pan. Trim the dough and bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes. Let cool slightly and proceed with recipe above.