Goat Cheese & Caramelized Onion Tarts
These goat cheese & caramelized onion tarts are an incredibly easy appetizer with a golden puff pastry, sweet caramelized onions, creamy goat cheese, and balsamic glaze. Made with store-bought puff pastry for ease, these tarts come together quickly and is a showstopper of an app!
Ingredients
- 900 grams (about 8-10 large) chopped vidalia onions
- olive oil, for cooking
- salt, to taste
- 2 puff pastry sheets, thawed according to box instructions but still cold
- 4 oz crumbled goat cheese
- 240 mL (1 cup) balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Cut off the stem & root ends of the onions. Slice them in half lengthwise then peel off the skin. Slice the onion into thin, uniform pieces about 1/4 inch thick, ensuring you slice with the grain of the onion (from root to tip).900 grams chopped vidalia onions
- Heat a few tablespoons of olive oil in a pan over the stove on medium heat. Add the onions, drizzle with a little more oil, and stir occasionally while they heat up. Add salt to taste.olive oil, salt
- Once the onions are cooking and hot, reduce the temperature slightly. Keep cooking while stirring occasionally.
- Cook down the onions until they are a deep, caramel color. With the amount of onions we are caramelizing, it should take around 35-40 minutes to get to this state. Once almost finished, reduce to low heat and continue cooking until all onions are golden & translucent.
- Thaw two puff pasty sheets according to box instructions. On a lightly floured surface, use a cookie cutter to cut as many circles out of the puff pastry as possible. Put the scrap dough in the fridge; you can re-roll this later & make more if you have remaining onions.2 puff pastry sheets
- Use a slightly smaller cookie cutter of the same shape and lightly press into the individual pastry pieces, but not fully separating them.
- Top the puff pastry with caramelized onions & crumbled goat cheese.4 oz crumbled goat cheese
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until the pastry is puffed & golden. Gently lift one up to check if the bottom is golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet.
- Combine balsamic vinegar & brown sugar over the stove on low-medium heat. Bring to a boil then simmer for about 10-15 minutes. The mixture is done when it coats the back of a spoon & drips slowly.240 mL balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Drizzle on top of the baked pastry and enjoy!
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