Puff Pastry Onion Tart with Pear and Blue Cheese
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Prep Time
40 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
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Servings
6 servings
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Calories
340 kcal
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Cuisine
International
Puff Pastry Onion Tart with Pear and Blue Cheese
From ingredients to enjoyment, this recipe makes it easy to create something wonderful.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons clarified butter or olive oil
- 3 medium yellow onions 14 oz/400g
- 1/2 large pear unripe or just slightly ripe
- 2.5 oz 75g sharp blue cheese, better is semi-hard and crumbly than creamy
- 1 sheet puff pastry 8.5oz/240g
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or 1 egg + 1 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Caramelize the onions: Peel the onions and cut into thin slices. Heat clarified butter in a big frying pan or pot. Add the onions. You can start cooking them over medium-high / medium heat, and then gradually lower the heat as they start to get color to medium-low / low heat. Don't cook the onions over too high heat or they will burn and be bitter. Stir from time to time (at the beginning rarely, later more often, and at the end very often). The onions should be partially caramelized and it should take about 30 minutes. We don't need to fully caramelize the onions (this would take about 50-60 mins) because they will be baked in the oven. Unfortunately, this process can not be speeded up. Take the onions off the pan and leave to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F / 190°C / Gas Mark 5, no fan.
- Cut the pear into quarters, core it and cut into thin slices. You can leave the skin on.
- Take the dough out of the fridge. Score the dough: with the tip of a sharp knife, score through the top layers of the puff pastry by running the knife along all four sides of the dough (leave about 1/2 inch / 1.5 cm border). Do not cut all the way through the dough. Transfer the pastry, along with the parchment paper that comes with it to a baking sheet. Prick the dough (not the borders) with a fork.
- Place the pear slices on top of the dough.
- Divide the caramelized onions evenly over the pear slices.
- Crumble blue cheese on top.
- Brush the edges of the tart with heavy cream or make the egg wash (whisk 1 egg with 1 Tbsp of milk) and brush the pastry with it.
- Bake the tart in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until puffed and golden.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Ingredient notes:
Onions - I used yellow onions but white onions can also be used. Clarified butter - You can use regular butter, olive oil or vegetable frying oil to cook the onions, but I prefer the clarified butter. Pear - use unripe or just slightly ripe fruit. Ripe fruit will fall apart, be mushy and will release too much moisture which will make the puff pastry soggy. Alternatively, you can use an apple. Blue cheese - it's best to use sharp blue cheese, better is semi-hard and crumbly rather than creamy. Both will work though. I used cow's milk cheese similar to roquefort cheese. Puff pastry - it's best to use all-butter puff pastry - it just taste best.
- Onions - I used yellow onions but white onions can also be used.
- Clarified butter - You can use regular butter, olive oil or vegetable frying oil to cook the onions, but I prefer the clarified butter.
- Pear - use unripe or just slightly ripe fruit. Ripe fruit will fall apart, be mushy and will release too much moisture which will make the puff pastry soggy. Alternatively, you can use an apple.
- Blue cheese - it's best to use sharp blue cheese, better is semi-hard and crumbly rather than creamy. Both will work though. I used cow's milk cheese similar to roquefort cheese.
- Puff pastry - it's best to use all-butter puff pastry - it just taste best.
- Storage: it tastes best fresh, just after baking, when it's still slightly warm. After about 2 hours it's won't be crispy anymore. You can warm it up in the oven, it will be still delicious but just not as crispy as freshly baked one. Store it in the fridge, tightly wrapped in plastic foil, then reheat.
General tips on working with puff pastry:
Don't top the puff pastry with too many ingredients - it won't puff properly and be soggy. It is very important that the filling is cold before putting it on the puff pastry (make sure to cool your onions). The dough itself must be cold. Take it out of the fridge only when you have all the other ingredients ready. If you're using frozen puff pastry, you must first thaw it in the fridge overnight. Don't thaw it quickly on the counter or it can crack.
- Don't top the puff pastry with too many ingredients - it won't puff properly and be soggy.
- It is very important that the filling is cold before putting it on the puff pastry (make sure to cool your onions).
- The dough itself must be cold. Take it out of the fridge only when you have all the other ingredients ready.
- If you're using frozen puff pastry, you must first thaw it in the fridge overnight. Don't thaw it quickly on the counter or it can crack.
How to serve this tart:
It's great for parties - cut it into squares and serve as an appetizer (finger food). You could also bake small round tartalettes - they look prettier but it's more work and you get lots of pastry scraps (you could always roll them in cinnamon sugar and bake as cookies, similar to palmier cookies). For a more elegant party you could serve it as an appetizer with a simple green salad on the side. I sometimes serve it with soup for dinner. Carrot coconut soup or pumpkin and ginger soup with orange would be perfect.
- It's great for parties - cut it into squares and serve as an appetizer (finger food). You could also bake small round tartalettes - they look prettier but it's more work and you get lots of pastry scraps (you could always roll them in cinnamon sugar and bake as cookies, similar to palmier cookies).
- For a more elegant party you could serve it as an appetizer with a simple green salad on the side.
- I sometimes serve it with soup for dinner. Carrot coconut soup or pumpkin and ginger soup with orange would be perfect.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 340 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 340kcal | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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