Cheesy Caramelised Onion Tarts
Entertaining doesn’t have to be complicated. Made with store-bought pastry, these tasty little tarts are a breeze to make. Prepare the caramelised onions in advance, up to a week ahead, to save time. Stored in an airtight container, these tarts will keep for up to 5 days.
How long will it take?
1 hour 15 minutes
What’s the serving size?
Makes 16
What do I need?
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1.2 kg red onions, peeled and sliced
- Salt
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 4 sheets ready-rolled puff pastry
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 270 g fig or apricot jam
- 250 g blue cheese, crumbled
- Fresh oregano leaves, to garnish
How do I make it?
- Caramelise onions by heating butter and olive oil in a large frying pan over low heat. Add onions with a generous pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally for 40 minutes. If they start to catch on the bottom of the pan, add a little water and mix. Add sugar and balsamic vinegar and cook for a further 10 minutes stirring occasionally until the sugar has fully dissolved and the vinegar has largely evaporated. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 200C.
- Use a cookie cutter to cut rounds from the pastry. Transfer rounds to baking trays lined with baking paper. Use a knife to score a border around the outside of each tart, then brush this part with beaten egg.
- Spread a teaspoon of jam in the centre of each tart and top with caramelised onions. Add blue cheese and bake in oven for 10-15 minutes or until the pastry is golden and the cheese has melted. Garnish with oregano leaves before serving.
