Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 100 minutes
- Preparation: 30 minutes
- Cooking: 70 minutes
Ingredients
- 750 grams Red onion - thin sliced
- 2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- Salt - a pinch or two (adjust)
- Fresh Thyme leaves - few sprigs
- 1 Lemon - juiced
- 2 tablespoons Butter (unsalted)
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 150 grams Chilled butter - cubed
- Salt - to taste
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1/2 cup Chilled water
Instructions
- To begin making French Onion Tart Recipe, make pastry dough first
- Add flour, salt, sugar and butter cubes into a wide bowl
- Using your fingertips break all the butter cubes and rub it with flour
- Add chilled water little at a time and knead to make a smooth dough
- Roll the dough and cover it with cling wrap and place it in fridge for about 1 hour
- To make caramelized onions, heat butter in a wide pan
- Add thin sliced onions into the pan and sweat the onions
- Add salt and sugar, cook until onions are nice softened and browned evenly
- Add balsamic vinegar, lime juice and thyme; increase heat to high; boil for 2--3 minutes to reduce, stirring occasionally
- Take off the heat and set aside to cool
- To prepare the tart preheat the oven to 200 degrees centigrade and line a tart sheet pan with parchment paper
- Remove pastry from refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature for 10 minutes
- Divide the dough into equal portions and roll the dough to about 2-3 mm thick
- Place the dough on the prepared sheet pan and trim the edges
- Refrigerate again for 10 minutes
- Fill a parchment sheet with uncooked beans (This is only to avoid the tart to puff up and later the uncooked beans are removed and are not the part of the recipe)
- Place it over the tart dough that will be baked
- Pop this into an own and bake for about 10 minutes or until you see brown spots on the tart
- Remove the uncooked beans parchment filling, and fill it with caramelized onions, sprinkle some more salt and pepper powder over the top and sprinkle some thyme leaves
- Bake in oven for about 15 minutes
- Serve French Onion Tart Recipe along with tomato ketchup
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 2
- Continental
- Appetizer
- Vegetarian