Cheese and red onion tart

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Another of my 'use up what's in the freezer and garden' recipes.

We've had a good crop of onions this year, both red and white, so I decided to use up the puff pastry in the freezer and make an onion tart. I found some Cathedral Cheddar yesterday in the supermarket, so a marriage made in heaven!

You need:

1 pkt puff pastry
2 big red onions sliced
about 75g Cheddar cheese grated
s&p
dried mixed herbs
1 tbspn oil and 1 tbspn butter
about 1 tspn sugar
sprigs of any herbs you fancy

Preheat oven 210C/gas7 and grease a baking sheet.

Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan and fry the onions gently for about 5 mins till soft then add the sugar, s&p and dried herbs and cook for a further 10 mins.
Roll out the pastry [I've packed my rolling pin so had to use a lemonade bottle. Mum would be proud of me!] and put onto baking sheet.
Spoon the onions onto the pastry leaving about 2 cms round the edge.
Sprinkle the cheese over the top and put the sprigs of herbs on the cheese. I used thyme.


Cook for about 12-15 mins till the pastry is risen and golden brown.


I made a big green salad and a tomato salad to eat with it. Bob also had chunks of crusty bread that I'd made in my new breadmaker.

Comments

Unknown said…
Just discovered your blog!
I love this tart..I mean I love tarts, pies, quiches..
Have a nice day!
Barbara
5/11/10 1:43 am
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