Caramelised Balsamic and Red Onion Tarts With Goats' Cheese
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
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For the pastry
- 75 g butter, at room temp
- 175 g plain flour
- 50 g aged cheddar cheese, fine grated
- 1⁄4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
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For the filling
- 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 900 g red onions, finely sliced
- 110 g goat cheese, log in 4 rounds
- 25 g butter
- 1 teaspoon dried sage, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
directions
- Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4, 350°F (180°C).
- You will also need eight 3½ inch (9 cm) diameter x 1 inch (2.5 cm) high mini flan tins, greased, and a 5 inch (13 cm) pastry cutter or plate to cut around.
- First make up the pastry by rubbing the butter lightly on to the flour, then adding the cheese, mustard and cayenne plus just enough cold water to make a smooth dough. Then place the dough in a polythene bag to rest in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. After that, roll it out as thinly as possible and use a 5 inch (13 cm) cutter, or a saucer or something similar, to stamp out 8 rounds. Line the greased tins with them, then bake in the oven, centre shelf, for 15-20 minutes or until the pastry is cooked through but not coloured. Then cool the pastry cases on a wire rack and store them in an airtight tin until they are needed.
- To make the filling, melt the butter in a heavy-based, medium-sized saucepan, stir in the onions, balsamic vinegar and chopped sage, season and let everything cook very gently without a lid, stirring often, for about 30 minutes until they have reduced down and taken on a lovely glazed appearance and all the excess liquid has evaporated away. Then let the mixture cool until you are ready to make the tarts.
- To bake them, brush a little beaten egg on to each pastry case, pop them back into the oven, same temperature as above, for 5 minutes – this helps to provide a seal for the pastry and helps it from becoming soggy. Now spoon the onion mixture into the cases. Top each one with a slice of goats' cheese and a sage leaf that has first been dipped into olive oil. Finally sprinkle with a little cayenne and bake for 20 minutes.
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