Spinach Tomato Tart
Fall is in the air, the evenings are getting cooler and my dehydrator is humming again! During the summer, dinner is almost always a hearty salad made with fresh finds from the farmer’s market. But as the evenings cool off, I find myself wanting something a little more substantial and the raw food recipes start getting a little more creative!

I made this little tart with the left over tomatoes from the Hearty Heirloom Salad. I love the concentrated flavors of a marinated tomato, so into the dehydrator they went. Once these were done I knew they would make a perfect little tomato tart. The crust is made from almonds and kale (for an extra nutritional punch) and the filling uses cashews, tomatoes and spinach! With a little advanced planning to marinate the tomatoes and dehydrate the kale, these little raw, nutritious tarts come together in a pinch and the flavor is unbelievable! A perfect raw food recipe for dinner tonight, or your entertaining menu! *Day Before Notes: Marinate tomatoes, dehydrate kale, soak cashews.

You can use baking rings, or tart shells for these tarts. I love these rings: Baking Rings and this tart pan: Tart Pan

Perfectly marinated tomatoes!
Tomato Spinach Tart
SERVES 4-6
Marinated Tomatoes
- 4 cups cherry tomatoes, divided
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, diced fine
- 3 tablespoons Italian herb mix (oregano, basil, marjoram, thyme and cracked rosemary from Penzey’s)
- Whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic and herb mix.
- Slice tomatoes in half and toss with vinaigrette to coat.
- Place on dehydrator sheets and dehydrate at 145 for 1 hour. Reduce heat to 115 and finish dehydrating 6-8 hours or until tomatoes are done. (Don’t worry they are still raw. The food temp never goes above 115 degrees)
Crust
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup kale flakes (dehydrate your kale when you are dehydrating the tomatoes)
- pinch Himalayan salt and pepper
- To make the kale flakes, dehydrate 2 cups of kale (you can do this when dehydrating the tomatoes) and when completely dry, crush with rolling pin.
- Place almonds in food processor. Process until a fine crumb is achieved.
- Add kale, coconut oil and salt and pepper. Pulse to mix.
- Pat 1/4-inch deep in tart shells. You can use one 9″ tart shell or 4 smaller tart shells.
Filling:
- 1 1/2 cup cashews, soaked overnight in the fridge and drained
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 lemon, juice from
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 cup spinach (crushed by hand)
- 2 cups marinated tomatoes
- Place cashews, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast and water in high speed blender. Blend until smooth, remove from blender to bowl.
- Stir in crushed spinach and tomatoes.
- Top with a the remaining two cups of marinated tomatoes and put in refrigerator until set, approximately 1-2 hours.
EvolveWithFlavor wrote on September 14, 2011
That is pretty damn creative.
I just had a Spanish Souffle like that at our local organic food place yesterday. Although it was good, I’m not sure it looked as good as THAT picture.
Although high resolution photography can work magic…
just kidding, haha.
Look forward to reading you guys more
Vida wrote on September 13, 2011
Susan making this lovely dish for our local raw potluck this weekend, can’t wait to show it off. Thank you for everything you do.
Eva wrote on September 13, 2011
Nice job! I made this with some variations….I made an almond cheese instead…and a few slight changes…what a delightful treat, and very filling!
Gosh you have nice photos……
Thanks again for the great idea!
Jacqui MacNeill (Escents Aromatherapy Bath and Body) wrote on September 12, 2011
Oh my goodness! This recipe looks absolutely delicious! I’ve been wanting to add more raw food recipes to my repertoire with all the health benefits I’ve been hearing about. This recipe may just give me the incentive I need! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Di wrote on September 12, 2011
The photo looks great and the food is awesome!! It looks very delicious.
Gena wrote on September 12, 2011
Gosh, these are beautiful. Well done Susan!
Victoria Lee wrote on September 11, 2011
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it…Blessings to you!
Ynge wrote on September 9, 2011
Great website, great recepies!
sheelbeel wrote on September 8, 2011
This looks so unique, creative and healthy – I can’t wait to try it! And your photos are gorgeous!