Indulge in a culinary symphony of flavors with our delectable Onion and Goat Cheese Tartlets. These bite-sized treats are a perfect blend of savory and tangy, featuring a crispy puff pastry shell, caramelized onions, creamy goat cheese, and a hint of fresh thyme. With a detailed step-by-step guide and additional recipes for Caramelized Onion Jam, Thyme-Infused Olive Oil, and a versatile Herb Vinaigrette, this article is your ultimate resource for crafting these irresistible tartlets. Discover the art of creating flaky puff pastry from scratch, caramelizing onions to perfection, and incorporating fresh herbs for an aromatic twist. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a novice in the kitchen, these recipes will guide you towards mastering this culinary delight.
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CARAMELIZED ONION AND GOAT CHEESE TARTS
Steps:
- In a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat, add the oil and butter. When the butter is melted, add the onions, sugar, and salt, to taste. Cook until the onions begin to brown. Adjust the heat to low and cook slowly, turning often, until the onions are golden brown and caramelized, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the onions from the heat and set aside to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a bowl combine the goat cheese, egg, cream, and thyme. Pour the mixture into a small resealable plastic food storage bag. Snip off a corner of the bag to use it for piping.
- Lay the pie crusts out flat on a clean surface and with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter cut out 12 circles from each crust. Press them into the cups of the mini-muffin tin. Fill each cup 1/2 way with the cooled onions. Pipe the cheese mixture on top of the onions, filling the cups. Bake the tarts until the filling is set, about 15 to 20 minutes. Let the tarts cool slightly, and then remove them from the muffin tin and serve.
CARAMELIZED VIDALIA ONION AND GOAT CHEESE TARTLETS
Provided by Trisha Yearwood
Categories appetizer
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings (15 tartlets)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat. Add the butter and olive oil to the pan and heat until the butter is melted and the oil is shiny. Add the onions, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft and golden in color, about 25 minutes. Add the sherry and thyme and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Reduce the heat to low and add the goat cheese, half-and-half and lemon zest and juice. Cook, stirring, until the cheese is melted and incorporated into the caramelized onions, about 3 minutes. Add the chopped tarragon and season with salt and pepper.
- Prepare the tartlet shells according to the package instructions.
- While the filling is still warm, place a heaping tablespoon into each tartlet shell. Drizzle a pea-size drop of honey on each tartlet and top with a tarragon leaf.
CARAMELIZED ONION AND GOAT CHEESE TARTLETS RECIPE
A tart topped with sweet caramelized onions and creamy goat cheese is cut into cocktail-friendly pieces.
Provided by Carrie Vasios Mullins
Categories Appetizer Appetizers and Hors d'Oeuvres Pie
Time 1h30m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 35 minutes. Season with salt. Let come to room temperature.
- While onions are cooling, place goat cheese in a small bowl. Add black pepper and stir goat cheese until soft and easily spreadable.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place puff pastry on baking sheet. Spread goat cheese over tart, leaving a 1/2 inch border on all sides. Top tart evenly with onions and sprinkle with thyme. Bake until crust is golden, about 25-30 minutes.
- Let tart cool for 15 minutes. Cut into approximately 2 by 3 inch rectangles. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 56 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 114 mg, Sugar 1 g, Fat 4 g, ServingSize makes about 20 pieces, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CARAMELIZED ONION, MUSHROOM AND GOAT CHEESE TART
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Using a mandolin or super-sharp knife, cut onion into paper thin slices. Clean and slice the mushrooms.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; add onion and saute until caramelized. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Heat remaining teaspoon of oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and saute until they release all their liquid and most of it boils away, should take about 5 minutes. Combine caramelized onions with mushrooms and saute together briefly; season with salt and pepper. Remove the pan from heat.
- Unfold puff pastry onto a floured surface; cut in half lengthwise to form 2 long rectangles. Gently roll out each rectangle to approximately 5 by 14 inches and place on cookie sheet. Trim edges by 1/4-inch strips all around; set strips aside. Break 1 egg into a small bowl; beat slightly. Brush edges of pastry with some of the egg. Use trimmed strips to make a raised border on each. Brush entire surface with remaining beaten egg. Prick the interior of pastry all over with a fork. Bake until pale gold, about 10 minutes. If pastry has puffed up inside edge, press it down gently. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, combine remaining eggs with 6 ounces goat cheese and blend until smooth. Spread the mixture onto pastry. Return to oven and bake just until set, about 4 minutes. Add the thyme to the mushroom mixture. Remove cookie sheet from oven and spread with thyme-mushroom mixture. Crumble remaining cheese on top. Just before serving, broil tarts on low heat for 2 to 3 minutes, until tarts are warm and cheese softens.
ONION & GOAT'S CHEESE TARTE TATINS
Individual tarte Tatin-style bakes with puff pastry, caramelised onions, thyme and ash goat's cheese make a sumptuous vegetarian lunch or dinner party starter
Provided by Tom Kerridge
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Put the sugar in a heavy-based saucepan and melt over a medium heat. Cook to a dark caramel, occasionally swirling the pan gently to help melt any remaining sugar and get an even colour. Add the vinegar, stir to combine, and pour into the tray, spreading it out. Leave to cool.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Add a splash of oil to an ovenproof frying pan over a medium-high heat. Lay the onions cut-side down and fry until blackened and just starting to burn, about 5 mins. Add the thyme sprigs, then transfer to the oven and bake for 25 mins. Once the onions are tender, remove from the pan. Space them out evenly, cut-side down, on the caramel and leave to cool.
- Once the onions are cool, cut the pastry into six equal discs, each large enough to cover an onion half. Cover the onions with the pastry, tucking it under slightly. Put the tray in the fridge for 1 hr so that the pastry firms up a bit.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bake the onion tarts for 20 mins, then reduce heat to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and bake for 10 mins more.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Once cool enough to handle, turn the tarts so the onions are now facing up. Lay a slice of goat's cheese on top of each and bake for a further 10 mins. Remove from the oven and sprinkle over a few thyme leaves to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Fat 22 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 43 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 25 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium
GOAT CHEESE AND ONION TARTS
Categories Cheese Dairy Onion Appetizer Bake Sauté Cocktail Party Goat Cheese Fall Engagement Party Gourmet Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes about 32 large or 64 small hors d'oeuvres
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make dough:
- Cut butter into bits and in a bowl with a pastry blender or in a food processor blend or pulse together with flour and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 tablespoons ice water and toss with a fork or pulse until incorporated. Add enough remaining ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork or pulsing to incorporate, to form a dough. On a work surface smear dough with heel of hand in 3 or 4 forward motions to make dough easier to work with. Divide dough in half and pat each half into a rectangle, about 6 by 3 inches. Chill rectangles, wrapped separately in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour and up to 1 week.
- Thinly slice onions and in a large skillet cook with salt to taste in oil, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, or until softened. Cook onions, uncovered, stirring, until golden and any liquid in skillet is evaporated.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- On a lightly floured surface roll out 1 dough rectangle into a 16 x 6-inch rectangle and fit it into a 13 1/2 x 4 x 1-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim. Roll a rolling pin over pastry to trim it flush with top of rim and prick bottom of shell in several places with a fork. Make 1 more tart shell in another tart pan in same manner.
- Line shells with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice. Bake shells in middle of oven 10 minutes. Carefully remove foil and weights or rice and bake shells until pale golden, about 5 minutes more.
- While shells are baking, whisk together goat cheese, butter, and sour cream until smooth and whisk in eggs until combined well. Season custard with salt and pepper.
- Spread onions evenly in shells and pour custard over onions. Sprinkle thyme over custard and bake tarts in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until puffed and golden. Cool tarts in pans on racks (filling will deflate). Tarts may be made 2 days ahead, cooled completely in pans, and chilled, covered, in pans. Reheat tarts in pans, uncovered, in a 350°F. oven about 15 minutes to crisp crusts. Remove rims from pans.
- Cut tarts crosswise into 3/4-inch-wide slices to make about 32 hors d'oeuvres and, if desired, halve slices crosswise to make about 64 hors d'oeuvres. Serve tarts warm or at room temperature.
GOAT'S CHEESE, RED ONION & PINE NUT FREEZER TARTLETS
Prepare a batch of these moreish veggie goat's cheese tarts then freeze them, ready to bake for when you have guests over
Provided by Adam Bush
Categories Dinner
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Tip the onions into a large pan with 250ml water and a large pinch of salt. Cook over a high heat for 20 mins until the water has evaporated. Pour in the oil, turn down the heat to medium and cook for 20 mins more until the onions have caramelised. Pour in the vinegar and sugar and cook until the onions are jammy. Leave to cool.
- Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured work surface to a 30 x 40cm rectangle. Cut out six circles large enough to line six 10cm loose- bottomed fluted tart tins. Line each with a square of baking parchment, fill with baking beans and bake for 8 mins. Remove the parchment and beans and baking for 7 mins more. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Remove the tart cases from the tins. Spread a layer of the onion jam in the bottom of each, top with the goat's cheese slices, then sprinkle with pine nuts. Wrap each tart well and freeze for up to three months.
- Heat the oven to 160C/ 140C fan/ gas 3, unwrap the tarts and bake from frozen on a baking tray for 15-20 mins until piping hot and the cheese has melted. Sprinkle with basil before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 711 calories, Fat 49 grams fat, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 48 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 16 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium
CARAMELIZED ONION AND GOAT CHEESE TARTS
Categories Onion Appetizer Brunch Bake Vegetarian Quick & Easy Goat Cheese Thyme Gourmet Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 2 as a first course
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F. and butter a baking sheet. Cut onion into very thin slices. In a heavy skillet heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté onion, stirring occasionally, until golden. Add water and deglaze skillet, scraping up any brown bits and cooking until water is evaporated. Stir in thyme and cook mixture until onion is deep golden.
- While onion is cooking, cutting lengthwise along a fold line, cut off one third of pastry sheet, about 10 by 3 inches, and reserve remaining pastry for another use. Halve pastry strip crosswise and transfer pieces to baking sheet. Prick pastry all over with a fork and bake in middle of oven until deep golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer a pastry piece with a spatula to each of 2 plates and immediately press down centers to form an indentation for goat cheese and onion. Spread goat cheese in middle of pastry pieces and top with caramelized onion.
- Garnish tarts with fresh thyme sprigs and serve immediately.
GOAT CHEESE AND CARAMELIZED ONION TARTS
Absolutely sinful as an appetizer or accompaniment to a salad! The oozing goat cheese, contrasted against the caramelized onions, topped off with some balsamic vinegar...need I say more?
Provided by Jgriffeth
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 1h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cut thawed puff pastry into six 3- to 4-inch rounds using a cookie cutter. Roll edges of each pastry slightly to form 6 small tarts. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; stir in sweet onion. Cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking and stirring until onion is very tender and dark brown, about 40 minutes more. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat and let simmer until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar and brown sugar. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Divide cooked onions between the 6 tart shells and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle goat cheese evenly on top of each tart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle each with balsamic vinegar reduction.
- Return tarts to the oven and continue to bake until cheese is bubbly and tarts are golden brown, about 8 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 569.2 calories, Carbohydrate 44.7 g, Cholesterol 14.9 mg, Fat 39.1 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 10.4 g, SaturatedFat 12.1 g, Sodium 307.1 mg, Sugar 7 g
ONION & GOAT'S CHEESE TARTS
A great vegetarian snack, and only 5 ingredients
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Supper, Vegetable
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Cut the pastry into 4 rectangles and place on a baking sheet. Mark a border 1cm in from the edge of the pastry with a sharp knife. Spoon the onions into the middle, smooth then top with the cheese and thyme. Drizzle with oil and bake for 15-20 mins, until the cheese has melted and the pastry has risen and is golden brown.
- For the onions: Makes 600g, which is 3 batches. Prep time 5 mins, cook time 30 mins. Melt the butter in a large, deep frying pan and stir through the onions. Cover with a lid and cook gently for about 10 mins, until softened. Remove lid, add sugar, then cook 15-20 mins, stirring, until all of the liquid has evaporated and onions have turned golden. Divide into 3 batches to make the recipes, right. Will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days, or freeze for up to 1 month.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 482 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 18 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 15 grams protein, Sodium 1.44 milligram of sodium
GOAT'S CHEESE, POTATO & ONION TART
This tart is easy to make, looks stunning and tastes wonderful. Best of all, you can make it ahead and reheat from frozen
Provided by Jenny White
Categories Buffet, Lunch, Starter, Supper
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Roll out the pastry so it is large enough to fit a deep 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin, then line the tin with the pastry. Chill for 30 mins. Line the pastry with greaseproof paper, fill with baking beans and bake for 15 mins. Remove the paper and beans and return the tin to the oven for 5 mins until golden, then remove and set aside. Reduce oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
- Heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan, add the onions and potato and cook over a very gentle heat for 10-15 mins, turning occasionally, until golden and tender. Season if you want to, then add the garlic and thyme leaves, and cook for a further 3 mins. Tip into the pastry case along with the goat's cheese and spread out evenly.
- Whisk the eggs and crème fraîche together, season if you want to, then pour into the pastry case and bake for 30-35 mins until lightly golden brown and just set in the centre. Serve warm, with rocket leaves scattered over if using.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 502 calories, Fat 40 grams fat, SaturatedFat 21 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 25 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 12 grams protein, Sodium 0.08 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- For a crispy tartlet crust, use a combination of all-purpose flour and bread flour. Bread flour has a higher protein content, which results in a chewier crust.
- If you don't have a tartlet pan, you can use a muffin pan instead. Just fill each muffin cup about two-thirds full.
- To prevent the onions from burning, cook them over medium-low heat and stir them frequently.
- To caramelize the onions, cook them for at least 30 minutes, or until they are golden brown and slightly sweet.
- Use a good quality goat cheese for the filling. Avoid using goat cheese that is too soft or crumbly.
- For a vegetarian tartlet, omit the bacon.
- Serve the tartlets warm or at room temperature.
Conclusion:
These onion and goat cheese tartlets are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They are perfect for parties or potlucks, and they can be made ahead of time. The combination of caramelized onions, creamy goat cheese, and crispy pastry crust is sure to please everyone.
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