I had the same experience with concords (well, actually not concords. Here in Canada we have mostly a similar grape called the “coronation” grape). It’s a funny experience to bite into a fruit and think “hey, this tastes just like the candy!” I recently made a grape cake that was another great use of concord-type grapes. I’m posting about it soon.
This tart is gorgeous, and so are your photos. We have such similar tastes I’m having a hard time not going through and commenting on every single one of your posts!
thanks for the comment hannehanne! i love your site too and love it even more now that i know you are in canada (my partner is canadian). i am planning a special canadian post soon, so watch out!
The tart turned out wonderfully! I’m glad that I bought several containers of the grapes, because my boys (and not just the ones under four…) ate an entire container the first day! I love this! I think that I’m going to try the cranberry loaf next. I too love fresh cranberries and I have a wonderful cranberry “sauce” that I make every year. It has walnuts, apples, and orange zest (and juice) in it…. mmmmm.
This is such a wonderful site! You are so talented! It’s been a long time, but I just wanted to let you know that I finished making the tart this evening and it is great!
This looks divine. One of my favorite things to do with Concord grapes is to make a sorbet. It’s awesome with peanut butter cookies on the side.
Phoo-D
Dear Tim,
I know this is a very old post but I just happened to make this tart yesterday (hope you´ll still get the comments). Concord grapes are very common here in Colombia, we call them “uva isabelina”. I use them often as a substitute for cranberries wich are scarce and expensive (they worked perfectly on your cranberry and orange bread). Anyways, I served this tart as you suggested, with a nice selection of cheeses. I also made the green bean salad with fried almonds from the smitten kitchen and a marvelous carmenere for a light meal with friends. It was a tasty, simple dinner and boy, the tart disappeared in 2 seconds!!
I’ve been following your blog for a few months, and decided to start at the beginning and read through. I am so happy to see someone else had the trippy experience of discovering that grape flavor actually came from a real grape!!! Crazy. I hope I have the chance to make this sometime.
Loading ...
Susan Wagner says:
October 15th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Just bought some concord grapes this afternoon…. can’t wait to make this tonight!!
Tim says:
October 15th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Let me know how it goes, this is one of my favorites. And hopefully there will be enough jam leftover for the best PB&J ever!
Zoë François says:
October 16th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I love grape tarts and this one looks just perfect!
hannehanne says:
October 17th, 2008 at 11:42 am
I had the same experience with concords (well, actually not concords. Here in Canada we have mostly a similar grape called the “coronation” grape). It’s a funny experience to bite into a fruit and think “hey, this tastes just like the candy!” I recently made a grape cake that was another great use of concord-type grapes. I’m posting about it soon.
This tart is gorgeous, and so are your photos. We have such similar tastes I’m having a hard time not going through and commenting on every single one of your posts!
Tim says:
October 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
thanks for the comment hannehanne! i love your site too and love it even more now that i know you are in canada (my partner is canadian). i am planning a special canadian post soon, so watch out!
Susan Wagner says:
October 20th, 2008 at 6:05 am
The tart turned out wonderfully! I’m glad that I bought several containers of the grapes, because my boys (and not just the ones under four…) ate an entire container the first day! I love this! I think that I’m going to try the cranberry loaf next. I too love fresh cranberries and I have a wonderful cranberry “sauce” that I make every year. It has walnuts, apples, and orange zest (and juice) in it…. mmmmm.
Kira says:
October 20th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Hi Tim!
This is such a wonderful site! You are so talented! It’s been a long time, but I just wanted to let you know that I finished making the tart this evening and it is great!
Phoo-D says:
February 13th, 2009 at 9:47 am
This looks divine. One of my favorite things to do with Concord grapes is to make a sorbet. It’s awesome with peanut butter cookies on the side.
Phoo-D
Mari says:
July 15th, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Dear Tim,
I know this is a very old post but I just happened to make this tart yesterday (hope you´ll still get the comments). Concord grapes are very common here in Colombia, we call them “uva isabelina”. I use them often as a substitute for cranberries wich are scarce and expensive (they worked perfectly on your cranberry and orange bread). Anyways, I served this tart as you suggested, with a nice selection of cheeses. I also made the green bean salad with fried almonds from the smitten kitchen and a marvelous carmenere for a light meal with friends. It was a tasty, simple dinner and boy, the tart disappeared in 2 seconds!!
Thanks for the great idea!
Valerie says:
January 18th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
I’ve been following your blog for a few months, and decided to start at the beginning and read through. I am so happy to see someone else had the trippy experience of discovering that grape flavor actually came from a real grape!!! Crazy. I hope I have the chance to make this sometime.