Caramalised Onion Tart 2 Ways.

We have the wonderful honour of welcoming 2 new babies into our family at the start of next year(no not mine), and so yesterday we celebrated one of those bubs and his/her mum. I appointed myself party planner and cooked up a storm so that her guests would be well fed.
During the cooking frenzy I whipped up 2 savoury tarts that were so yum, they were the shizzle! I didn't actually have plans to write about them, but because they were so tasty, quick and easy, I thought it only right to share the love.
For both tarts you will need:
Sheets of puff pastry(store bought is fine) and caramelised onions

Caramelised onion recipe:

• 2 tbl olive oil
• 4 brown onions, sliced
• 1 tbl brown sugar
• 2 tsp red wine vinegar
• salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Method:
-Cook onions in olive oil over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes or until they are soften
-Add the vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper and continue to cook for another 5 minutes or until nicely browned -Remove from the heat and allow to cool

Caramelised onions, Meredith Goats Cheese w/basil oil Tart

• 1 sheet of puff pastry
• Caramelised onions
• 100 gms goats cheese
• 2 tbl freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 ripe tomatoes
• Basil
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Caramelised onions, Meredith Goats Cheese w/basil oil

-Finely chop 10 basil leaves and place in a small bowl, add enough olive oil to cover and put aside
-Pre heat oven at 210°C
-Place a sheet of puff party onto a tray that has been lined with baking paper
-Spread half the amount of pre-prepared caramelised onion over the pastry sheet leaving a 2cm border
-In a bowl place goats cheese and Parmesan together, blend well
-Scatter cheese combo over the onions
-Slice tomato and place on tart and season each slice with salt and pepper
-Bake for 30 minutes or until pastry is crispy and puffy
-Spoon basil oil over the tomatoes


Caramelised onion, Roasted red capsicum and Chorizo Tart

• 1 sheet of puff pastry
• Caramelised onion
• 1 small red capsicum
• Olive oil
• 1 Chorizo sausage
• Salt and pepper to taste

Caramelised onion, Roasted red capsicum and Chorizo Tart

 

-Preheat oven at 230°C 

-Cut the capsicums into quarters

-Remove the seeds and the membranes.Place on a large oven tray, skin side up and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper

-Roast in preheated oven until the capsicum softens and skin blisters

-Remove from oven and put aside until cool

-Lower over temperature to 210°C

-Slice chorizo and fry in a large frying pan over a medium heat, brown slightly. Put aside till needed

-Place a sheet of puff pastry onto a baking tray that has been lined with baking paper

-Place the remaining caramelised onions onto the pastry sheet leaving a 2 cm border 

-Thickly slice the capsicum and scatter over the onions

-Place sliced chorizo over the capsicum

-Bake for 30 minutes or until pastry is crispy and puffy