Recipe: Yummy Onion and Goat's Cheese Tart

Onion and Goat's Cheese Tart. I'm an onion lover to begin with, but when Vidalia onion season hits, I'm really over the moon! Drain any excess fat before placing in the prepared tart pan with garlic, goat cheese and chopped fresh thyme. A tart topped with sweet caramelized onions and creamy goat cheese is cut into cocktail-friendly pieces.

The sharp and tangy goat's cheese works beautifully with the sweet caramelised onions - there's a reason this flavour combination is a classic. Red onions, goat cheese and cream star in this dandy tart. The onions are left whole, drizzled with olive oil and baked. You can have Onion and Goat's Cheese Tart using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Onion and Goat's Cheese Tart

1. You need of ready-made shortcrust pastry.
2. It's 2 of medium red onions, sliced.
3. It's 1 of goat's cheese, sliced.
4. You need of Dried thyme, to sprinkle.
5. Prepare to taste of salt.
6. Prepare 2 tablespoons of butter.
7. Prepare As needed of spray oil.
8. Prepare 1 of egg, beaten.

Then they 're arranged in a prepared tart pan, doused with a thick egg and cream custard, and finished with slices of goat cheese. This crunchy open filo tart is the perfect light meal when served with salad or eaten on the go. Try this delicious vegetarian recipe at Tesco Real Food. Now spread it with the onions, leaving a small border.

Onion and Goat's Cheese Tart step by step

1. Turn the oven to 200C..
2. Then in a pan, add the butter and heat..
3. Next add the onion, sprinkle with a little salt and fry for 3-5 minutes or until the onion has softened. Once cooked let it cool..
4. Roll the ready made pastry slightly thinner to approximately half the size..
5. Using a pastry cutter, cut the pastry to size. (I used a Yorkshire pudding tray which fit the cut pastry perfectly.).
6. Spray the tray with oil before transferring the pastry into the trays. Then add the cut pastry..
7. Spoon into each tray about 1 tablespoon of the cooked red onions..
8. Add the goat's cheese on top and sprinkle with thyme..
9. Brush the edges with the egg. And transfer to the oven..
10. Cook for about 15-18 minutes..

Top with the goat's cheese, torn into small pieces and scatter over the thyme leaves. This included a massive bag of red onions and a kilogram log of goats cheese…hence these caramelised red onion and goats cheese tarts. Spoon the onion mixture into the cooked pastry cases and top with crumbled goat cheese. Creamy goats cheese and sweet red onion is baked on top of shortcrust pastry with thyme and balsamic vinegar. A little effort but worth it.