Caramelised Onion And Feta Tartlets

Oppressa · 11th July 2012, 9:18 PM

Really simple but damn delicious!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large red onions, finely sliced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
3 sheets ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
70g feta cheese, crumbled
3 eggs, lightly beaten
150ml cream

Preheat oven to 180ºc. Heat the oil in a frying pan (do not use a non-stick one or the onion won't caramelise). Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally over medium-low heat for 30 minutes or until dark gold. Add the thyme, stir well and transfer to a bowl to cool.

Grease 24 shallow patty tin holes. Using a suitable cookie cutter (slightly larger than the edge of the hole), cut out 24 pastry rounds and line the tins with the rounds.

Divide the onion among the patty cases, then hand crumble or spoon the feta over the onion. Combine the eggs with the cream, season if required (I didn't because the feta was quite salty) and pour into the pastry cases. Bake for 20 minutes or until puffed and golden. Leave in the tins for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

These can be made ahead and reheated in a slow (150ºc) oven for 10 minutes before serving.

Shaetano · 11th July 2012, 9:30 PM

Needs more bacon

They look awesome, your pastry laying skills are perfect did you buy them pre-done? hahaha

Oppressa · 11th July 2012, 9:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaetano

Needs more bacon

They look awesome, your pastry laying skills are perfect did you buy them pre-done? hahaha

Hell yes, bacon would be awesome! Mental note for next time. Add some to the recipe and take pics!

Haha, not predone. Just meticulous!

Mr Ploppy · 12th July 2012, 10:03 PM

My wife has been making these for a while now and they are always quickly devoured when they appear. Only thing she does different is add a little brown sugar and water to the onions to help them caramalise.

Pirki · 12th July 2012, 10:10 PM

Looks great, and very simple.

Might be able to make these with Ricotta? I have some in the fridge.
Might try it on the weekend.

RETARD · 14th July 2012, 12:55 PM

great recipe Oppressa

I can see the bacon being easily substituted for panchetta, proscuitto even smoked salmon.
My mouth waters

Alby · 10th August 2012, 7:34 PM

Made some today. Very delicious and wish that I made more. Unfortunately I did not have enough patty tins so I made 9 medium ones instead, cupcake size. All I can say is +1 to bacon and perhaps more onion.

11th July 2012, 9:18 PM	#1
Oppressa Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,910	Caramelised Onion And Feta Tartlets Really simple but damn delicious! Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 2 large red onions, finely sliced 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 3 sheets ready-rolled shortcrust pastry 70g feta cheese, crumbled 3 eggs, lightly beaten 150ml cream Preheat oven to 180ºc. Heat the oil in a frying pan (do not use a non-stick one or the onion won't caramelise). Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally over medium-low heat for 30 minutes or until dark gold. Add the thyme, stir well and transfer to a bowl to cool. Grease 24 shallow patty tin holes. Using a suitable cookie cutter (slightly larger than the edge of the hole), cut out 24 pastry rounds and line the tins with the rounds. Divide the onion among the patty cases, then hand crumble or spoon the feta over the onion. Combine the eggs with the cream, season if required (I didn't because the feta was quite salty) and pour into the pastry cases. Bake for 20 minutes or until puffed and golden. Leave in the tins for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. These can be made ahead and reheated in a slow (150ºc) oven for 10 minutes before serving. __________________ Sydney On Sunday (café review site). 1971 Beetle Resto thread and progress gallery Main: Cooler Master Elite 342, i7 3930K, Corsair H80, Rampage IV GENE, Corsair 4x4Gb 2133Mhz DDR3 Dominator GT, 5870, OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120Gb, 1Tb Western Digital Green, 2 x Pioneer DVR-212 HTPC: Silverstone SST-GD01S-MXR, i3 540, Scythe Big Shuriken, ASRock H55M-GE, 2 x 2Gb DDR3 1333, 7Tb of storage, Pioneer Bluray BDR-206

11th July 2012, 9:30 PM	#2
Shaetano Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sutherland Posts: 968	Needs more bacon They look awesome, your pastry laying skills are perfect did you buy them pre-done? hahaha __________________ If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

14th July 2012, 12:55 PM	#6
RETARD Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Croydon, Adelaide Posts: 3,026	great recipe Oppressa I can see the bacon being easily substituted for panchetta, proscuitto even smoked salmon. My mouth waters __________________ HUNGRYinc coming soon ... Official Brand Ambassador - Bulla Cream & 4 Ingredients iGP Manager Series

10th August 2012, 7:34 PM	#7
Alby Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: EARTH/AUS/SA/ADEL Posts: 434	Made some today. Very delicious and wish that I made more. Unfortunately I did not have enough patty tins so I made 9 medium ones instead, cupcake size. All I can say is +1 to bacon and perhaps more onion. __________________ Gaming Rig: Intel i5 3570K @ 4.5Ghz 1.22v \| Corsair H100 \| AsRock Z77 Extreme 4 \| 8GB Corsair Dominator GT 1866Mhz C7 \| EVGA GTX 285 FTW \| Intel 520 120GB SSD \| Corsair HX1000W \| Corsair Obsidian 800D (Modded) \| Samsung P2350 23" Family Rig: Intel i5 750 stock \| GA-P55A-UD3R \| 4GB Gskill Ripjaws 1800Mhz \| Corsair TX450W Wanted: Samsung P2350 23" \| Dual Channel DDR3 RAM

12th July 2012, 10:03 PM	#4
Mr Ploppy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11	My wife has been making these for a while now and they are always quickly devoured when they appear. Only thing she does different is add a little brown sugar and water to the onions to help them caramalise.

12th July 2012, 10:10 PM	#5
Pirki Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 937	Looks great, and very simple. Might be able to make these with Ricotta? I have some in the fridge. Might try it on the weekend.