Since this is our second year being members of the Southside CSA, we always know that Mondays we’re in for a whole new dinner surprise.
Caramelized Onion Tart– 1 basic pie crust (sans sugar, use your favorite recipe).– 4 eggs– 3 large onions, thinly sliced (we used all the onions from our share, the one red and two spanish)– 1/2 stick of butter– 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream– salt, pepper & nutmeg to tasteFor Crust (adapted from Williams-Sonoma)2 1/2 cups organic all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 lbs. (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
6 tablespoons very cold water
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, and salt. Use your fingers to pinch the butter into the flour until all the butter has been incorporated and the mix looks like coarse sand. Add the water and mix with a spoon just until the dough pulls together.
Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Toss gently to blend.
Roll out 1 dough disk on floured work surface to 13-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter flass pie dish. Trim excess dough, and flute edges. Place in freezer until filling is ready and oven is preheated to 375 degrees.
For Filling
Heat olive oil and melt butter over medium low heat in a large pan. Add onions and cook slowly, until slightly golden and starting to caramelize, about half and hour. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Spoon onion evenly into prepared crust.
Whisk eggs and cream together and more salt and pepper to taste. Pour evenly over onions.
Bake until set and golden brown, 30 – 40 minutes. Let rest about 15 – 20 minutes before cutting and serving.
Since my husband doesn’t eat cake, the onion tart was the perfect way to wish him a happy birthday too!
(happy birthday Jon! are you embarrassed yet?…)
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