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Roasted Garlic and Caramelized Onion Tart

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Roasted Garlic and Caramelized Onion Tart
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Late Winter Tart (Sweet or Savory)
  • SwoonMySpoon's Testing Notes: Are there any two foods more friendly and compatible than onions and garlic? Roasting the garlic and caramelizing the onions transform these two formidable pals from deliciously offensive...

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    DeborahB's Notes:

    This is a variation on a recipe from a friend of mine in Seattle. It is a wonderful appetizer or can be served as a wonderful supper with a green salad. It's rich and delicious. - DeborahB

Makes one 11 inch tart

  1. Mix together the flour, salt and sugar in a food processor.

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  2. Dice the butter into 1/2 inch cubes.

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  3. Add to the processor and pulce 5 times (1 1/2 seconds each pulse) until the mixture has pea-sized globules of butter still visible in the flour.

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  4. Add the cold water while quickly pulsing the flour mixture to evenly distribute the water through the butter-flour mix (do not overmix).

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  5. Dump out the mixture onto plastic wrap. Bring together into a ball inside the plastic wrap and then flatten into a disc.

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  6. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. Roll out or freeze dough for up to 1 month.

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  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

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  2. Cut the top of the head of garlic. Wrap the garlic in foil and roast for about 45 minutes until the garlic cloves are soft. Mash the softened garlic together with anchovy into a paste and set aside.

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  3. Heat olive oil in saute pan. Slice onion and place in the pan. Saute for 20-25 minutes until onion is browned and carmelized. Season with salt and pepper.

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  4. Roll out the pie dough into an 11 inch round. Place on parchment paper on a baking tray.

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  5. Smear the garlic/anchovy paste onto the bottom of the pie dough, leaving a 2 inch border. Load the onions, goat cheese and parmesan cheese into the middle and sprinkle the top with walnuts.

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  6. Fold the outside 2 inch edge of the pastry over the center in an overlapping fashion (think rustic tart). Brush the folded edge with egg white and sprinkle with Herbs de Provence.

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  7. Bake the tart at 425 F degrees for 10 minutes, then turn down to 375 degrees F and bake for another 20-25 minutes until the crust is golden. Serve warm.

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1 Comment on Roasted Garlic and Caramelized Onion Tart

186003_1004761561_1198459_n Reply

Interesting that you put sugar in the crust for a savory tart.

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