Cottage Cheese Tomato Tart

Name: Cottage Cheese Tomato Tart
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 (about 14-ounce) package or 1/2 (17.3-ounce) package frozen puff pastry, (such as Dufour, thawed according to package directions); all-purpose flour, (for dusting); 1 large egg, (beaten); 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds; 1 pound (abut 2 medium) heirloom tomatoes (, sliced 1/4-inch thick); 1 teaspoon kosher salt, (plus more as needed); 3/4 cup 2% or full-fat small-curd cottage cheese; 1/2 (5.3-ounce) wheel Boursin or garlic-and-herb goat cheese; Freshly ground black pepper; Basil pesto, (for serving)

It's a slice of summer!

It’s officially tomato season, which means I can’t help but buy the prettiest ones at my local farmstand even if I don’t have a plan for them yet. But of course there’s no shortage of ways to use them up, from these green goddess caprese sandwiches to the cheesy tomato pie in my cookbook to this new-age tomato tart. …