Asparagus, Mushroom, Leek, and Cheese Galette

Easy to throw together, this springtime vegetable tart is loaded with tender fresh green produce and flavorful cheese.

Arugula, Salmon, and Leek Tart

We're starting to get into the season of fantastic greens, and this recipe calls for one of my favorites. Arugula (also known as rocket) is prepared in two ways—chopped and quickly cooked with leeks for the tart filling, as well as lightly dressed and served on top, adding its characteristic bright, bitter flavor to an otherwise rich, creamy dish.

Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Tartlets

A tart topped with sweet caramelized onions and creamy goat cheese is cut into cocktail-friendly pieces.

Three-Cheese Hearty Greens and Puff Pastry Tart

Swiss chard, spinach, and leeks mixed with ricotta, Gruyère, Parmesan, and pine nuts makes the perfect filling for a slightly virtuous, slightly decadent vegetarian puff pastry tart.

Eggplant Tart With Goat Cheese, Honey, and Nigella

Frozen puff pastry to the rescue! Here, it makes a crisp base for a quick and easy savory eggplant tart.

Sweet Onion and Goat Cheese Tarts with Thyme

Perfect passed at a cocktail party or as a little apéro before dinner, these crisp, flaky tartets are topped with a bird's nest of sweet onions caramelized in brown sugar, fresh leaves of thyme, and a dollop of mellow, tangy chèvre cheese.

Easy Mixed-Cheese Quiche

This cheese pie (really, it's a quiche, if you want to be a stickler about accuracy) transforms those once doomed leftover bits of cheese in your fridge and and gives them new life as pockets of beautiful melted cheese set in a custard base.

Hearty Chard, Pancetta, and Pecorino Quiche

Here's a simple French favorite stuffed with some Italian staples: crisp pancetta, salty Pecorino, and hearty Swiss chard. Perfect for Christmas morning while tearing up wrapping paper.

Zucchini Tart With Cream Cheese, Mozzarella, and Thyme

Crisp puff pastry topped with tender zucchini and melty cheese.

Easy Tomato and Smoked Feta Tart

This is one of my new favorite simple, end-of-tomato-season dishes. It's only got about a half dozen main ingredients, but it's the way you treat them that makes it unique. Spicy, sweet, salty, buttery, smoky, and tart—there's an awful lot of stuff going on in here, yet it's the kind of recipe that's custom-made for an informal dinner party.