Summer Fruit Crostata

Green Valley Grill’s Summer Fruit Crostata is our favorite summertime dessert. Our housemade rustic tart is topped with local summer berries and housemade buttermilk ice cream. Below you’ll find the recipe to make it at home! Also, be sure to check out more GVG recipes and our latest seasonal menu.

6 portions (4oz) Rustic Tart Dough (see recipe)

1 1/2 cups fresh Blueberries

1 1/2 cups sliced fresh Strawberries

3 cups diced fresh Peaches

4 tbsp Granulated Sugar

2 tbsp All Purpose Flour

Rustic Tart Dough

1 pound Unsalted Butter (cold)

4 cups All Purpose Flour

1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

1 tsp Kosher Salt

1/2 cup Ice Water

Rustic Tart Instructions

Cut butter into ½ inch cubes and then chill. Butter must be very cold before using. Place flour, sugar and salt in food processor. Pulse several times to combine ingredients. Add butter and toss to coat with flour. Pulse mixture in short bursts until flour resembles small peas. With the food processor running, add the ice water and run until dough forms a rough looking mass. Turn dough onto work space and press together. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to set up. Once set, divide into 4oz portions.

Summer Fruit Crostata Instructions

Roll each tart dough portion out to a 12 inch circle. In a bowl, toss fruit with sugar and flour. Place 1 cup of fruit in center of each dough circle. Fold edges of dough in, leaving a 3 inch opening of fruit showing. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Makes – 6 crostada

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Disclaimer: All our recipes were originally designed for much larger batch size. This recipe has been reduced – but not tested at this scale. Please adjust as to your taste and portion size.