Red Onion Tarts with Soft Cheese
12Serves
EasyDifficulty
20 MINSPreparation
10 MINSCooking
Soft cheese with sweet and mellow red onion is a flavour match made in heaven. Use brie if you prefer things on the milder side, or a funky umami washed rind to really get the party started.
Ingredients
20g butter
1 red onion, peeled and sliced into thin wedges
2 teaspoons sugar
salt, to taste
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon freshly picked thyme leaves
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 sheet butter puff pastry, thawed
150g washed rind or brie cheese, cut into 12 thin slices
1 red onion, peeled and sliced into thin wedges
2 teaspoons sugar
salt, to taste
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon freshly picked thyme leaves
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 sheet butter puff pastry, thawed
150g washed rind or brie cheese, cut into 12 thin slices
Method
- Melt butter in a frypan over low heat, add onion, sugar and salt and cook for 5 minutes until soft and golden.
- Add vinegar, thyme and pepper to onion mixture, cook for a further minute.
- Lightly oil 12 patty pan holes. Cut puff pastry into rounds slightly bigger than the top of the patty pan, and press into the pans. Prick each pastry round with a fork. Divide cooked onion mixture between the pastry rounds and bake at 210°C for 10 minutes or until golden.
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- Remove tarts from pans whilst still warm and top with a slice of washed rind cheese and a sprig of thyme.
Handy Tips
If you prefer you can also serve these tarts with blue, brie, or raclette cheese.