Full flavoured toppings on a light and flaky puff pastry base

Full flavoured toppings on a light and flaky puff pastry base

Sweet roasted red onions contrast happily with melted gruyere, rosemary and olives. Serve with a big green salad. For a lighter dish, swap the gruyere for goat's cheese.


Nobody gets terribly excited about onions, the base of so many dishes. 

Ingredients
3 red onions, halved
2 tbsp olive oil
4 sprigs rosemary
400g ready-made puff pastry
2 tbsp tomato paste
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
100g gruyere or fontina, sliced
2 tbsp small black olives
Olive oil for brushing
Rosemary for serving


Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Cut the onions into small wedges, toss in olive oil and rosemary and bake for 30 minutes until soft.
  2. Roll out the pastry on a floured bench to roughly 23cm, place on baking tray and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  3. Leaving a 2cm border, prick the pastry well, spread with tomato paste and bake for 5 minutes.
  4. Arrange the onions, cherry tomatoes, cheese and olives on top and brush the pastry edge with olive oil. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the tart is crisp and golden. Scatter with fresh rosemary and serve hot.

Serves 4.

 


Chef: Jill Dupleix
Photo: Natalie Boog
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Italian, 45 mins plus, Contemporary, Healthy, Vegetarian, Nut free, Lunch