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Blue cheese and sweet onion tart with watercress and walnuts

Name: Blue cheese and sweet onion tart with watercress and walnuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: Plain flour for dusting; 500g all-butter puff pastry; Butter for greasing; 3 tbsp olive oil; 4 large onions (800g), finely sliced; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 200g creamy blue cheese thinly sliced; 30g watercress; 30g walnut pieces, lightly toasted

Published: 27 Nov 14
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Use shop-bought pastry to make this easy savoury tart – topped with blue cheese, watercress, walnuts and onions – and enjoy it for a light lunch or dinner.

Easy
May 2013

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4-6
Hands on time 15 minutes, cooking time 45 minutes

Use shop-bought pastry to make this easy savoury tart – topped with blue cheese, watercress, walnuts and onions – and enjoy it for a light lunch or dinner.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 532kcals
Fat: 35g (17g saturated)
Protein: 13.9g
Carbohydrates: 40.1g (9.1g sugars)
Fibre: 2.9g
Salt: 2.4g

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Ingredients

Plain flour for dusting
500g all-butter puff pastry
Butter for greasing
3 tbsp olive oil
4 large onions (800g), finely sliced
½ tsp salt
1 tsp granulated sugar
200g creamy blue cheese thinly sliced
30g watercress
30g walnut pieces, lightly toasted

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Method

1. On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry into a thin 30cm x 38cm rectangle. Carefully lift it onto a lightly buttered baking sheet, then prick all over with a fork. Chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat, then add the onions and salt. Fry gently for 10 minutes, stirring now and then. Sprinkle over the sugar, then continue to cook, stirring more regularly as they become softer, allowing them to catch slightly on the base of the pan before stirring, until they are richly caramelised. Season to taste, then set aside.

3. Bake the pastry for 20 minutes. Remove, carefully flip, then bake for 5 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven again, then flip the pastry back over and set it aside for a few minutes until it deflates slightly.

4. Spread the pastry base with the onions, leaving a 2-3cm border around the edges. Top with the cheese, then bake for 5 minutes until the cheese has just melted.

5. Remove the tart from the oven and slide it onto a large wooden board. Scatter over the watercress and toasted walnuts, then slice the tart and serve straightaway, while the pastry is still warm and crisp.

Recipe from May 2013 Issue

Nutrition

For 6

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 532kcals
Fat: 35g (17g saturated)
Protein: 13.9g
Carbohydrates: 40.1g (9.1g sugars)
Fibre: 2.9g
Salt: 2.4g

delicious. tips

Barkham blue is a blue-veined, buttery-yellow cheese with a slightly crumbly texture. It melts beautifully and goes well with the sweet onions and peppery watercress. Or you could use old sarum blue, isle of wight blue, barkham chase, dorset blue vinny, dunsyre blue and, of course, stilton. From the continent, try roquefort, gorgonzola or dolcelatte.