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Caramelised Red Onion Tart

PREP TIME 10 minutes
COOK TIME 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME 40 minutes
servings8 mini tarts
Served with a light salad, Caramelised Red Onion Tart makes a great lunch or light dinner
Ingredients
  • TO MAKE THE PASTRY
  • 150 g / 250ml all purpose / plain cake flour
  • 2 ml / ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 ml baking powder
  • 2 ml dried mixed herbs
  • ¼ cup buttermilk or plain yoghurt
  • 45 ml iced water
  • TO MAKE THE FILLING
  • 30 g butter or margarine
  • 15 ml / 1 tablespoon olive sunflower or canola oil
  • 500 g red onions peeled and sliced SEE NOTE 1
  • 1 level teaspoon sugar
  • 1 level teaspoon freshly chopped thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed dry chilli flakes
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • FOR THE TOPPING
  • 2 eggs
  • 170 ml double / fresh cream
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard SEE NOTE 2
Instructions
  • TO MAKE THE PASTRY
  • Make the pastry by sifting the flour,salt and baking powder together.
  • Rub the margarine into the flour mixture.
  • Mix in the buttermilk and iced water and stir into the mixture.
  • Mix gently until the you can form a ball with the dough. Do not handle the dough too much.
  • Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes while you make the filling.
  • After 15 minutes remove from the fridge, roll and cut to fit the pan you are using.
  • Spray pan with non stick cooking spray and line the pan with the cut pastry.
  • TO MAKE THE FILLING
  • Melt the margarine in a pan and add the oil.
  • Stir in the onions and sprinkle sugar over.Add thyme,salt, pepper and chilli flakes if using.
  • Cook for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens and caramelises.
  • Remove the pan from the heat.
  • Divide the onion mixture between the pastry cases.
  • FOR THE TOPPING
  • Beat the eggs,cream and mustard together and pour into pastry cases filled with the onion mixture.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until set.
  • Transfer baked tarts to cool on a wire rack.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
NOTE 1
500g of sliced onions is about 4 medium onions.
NOTE 2
If you do not have dijon mustard, you can use regular yellow mustard as a substitute in this recipe.
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