Easy Caramelised Onion and Feta Tart – using pickled onions
July 21, 2011 in Uncategorized
Do you have the patience to stand around peeling pearl onions? I certainly don’t, so I’ve come up with an easy, knock-out tart that uses small pickled onions, which are (oh joy!) already peeled. All they need is a thorough rinsing and a 10-minute sizzle in a pan of hot butter, garlic and thyme, and they turn a gorgeous golden brown, with a perfect balance of sweetness and gentle acidic bite.
The first time I made this, I used bog-standard pickled onions, and they were just too aggressively vinegary. The second,I used a better quality German pickled onion (Kühne brand) and they were perfect.
This is a dead-easy recipe that takes about 20 minutes to prepare and the same amount of time to bake. Do use a good quality puff pastry containing butter, and make sure not to overwork the pastry.
You could add any cheese of your choice to this tart – it would be good with a creamy Gorgonzola – but I like feta the best, because it has such a mild flavour and agreeable texture.
This tart is at its best warm, but can be made up to five hours in advance.
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BITSOFCAREY said on July 21, 2011
That looks absolutely scrummy! what a great idea too!
Juno62 said on July 21, 2011
Thank you very much Carey.
pinkpolkadot said on July 21, 2011
Wow,it looks beautiful!!
Sous-Chef said on July 21, 2011
So pretty! never thought of using pickled onions.
mitzireddy said on July 21, 2011
looks delicious, Juno
Juno62 said on July 21, 2011
Thank you Dottie. You are such a loyal commenter on my blog. I will have to make you a cake. (But beware, I am not a very good baker.)
Juno62 said on July 21, 2011
Thanks Sue. Neither did I. Now I think I’ll try them in a stew or a nice beef and beer pie. Why not?
Juno62 said on July 21, 2011
Thank you very much Mitzi.
NomNomCupcake said on July 21, 2011
Wow! I want that for dinner. My boyfriends gran makes pickled onions so she is always giving us bottles – which never get used – so this is a pretty awesome recipe.
pinkpolkadot said on July 21, 2011
LOL!! I am sure it will be good!
Kitchengirl said on July 22, 2011
That is a GREAT tip on the brand of pickled onions, they look so elegant!
Juno62 said on July 25, 2011
Thanks for the comment Jess. If you make this, let me know how it turns out.
Juno62 said on July 25, 2011
Thanks Caro!