
Red Onion Tarte Fine
3h 20m
This red onion tarte fine is perfect to serve either as a snack or a starter.
A tarte fine is a type of French pastry that typically consists of a thin, crispy crust made from puff pastry.
You can add some anchovies to give it an extra punch!
Trim and peel 1 kg of red onions
Cut the onions in half and remove the stems before thinly slicing them
Mince 1 tbsp of thyme
Mince 1 tbsp of picked rosemary
Add the thyme and rosemary to the red onions in a bowl
Add ½ cup of muscovado sugar
Season with salt and espelette chili powder to taste
Coat with olive oil to taste
Squeeze the juice of ½ lemon
Mix by hand, using a bit of force, until the onions begin to soften
Let the onions rest for 2h to marinate
Place 300 g of puff pastry dough on a work surface and dust it with all-purpose flour
Press the puff pastry dough with a rolling pin to slightly flatten it
Roll out the dough until you obtain a 5 mm thick rectangle
Place the dough on a silicone baking sheet. Place it in the refrigerator for 30m until cold
Preheat the oven to 180 °C
Crack 3 eggs and separate the yolks in a bowl
Add 1 tbsp of dijon mustard
Add a splash of water and mix until smooth
Remove the puff pastry dough from the refrigerator. Cut the edges to get a rectangle
Brush the dough with the yolk and mustard mixture
Spread the marinated red onions over the dough, leaving around 2 cm on the edges
Season with salt and espelette chili powder to taste
Bake the tart for 30m until deep golden brown. The red onion tarte fine is ready
Enjoy!
Yield 6 people
Red Onion
1 kgPuff Pastry Dough
300 gMuscovado Sugar
½ cupEspelette Pepper Powder
to tasteThyme
1 tbspRosemary
1 tbspDijon Mustard
1 tbspLemon
½Egg
3Olive Oil
to tasteAll-Purpose Flour
to dustSalt
to tasteWater
to splash
Equipment
Pastry Brush
Rolling Pin
Silicone Baking Sheet