Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Tarts
- 1 large onion
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 puff pastry sheet (from a 17 1/4-ounce package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed according to package instructions)
- 1 ounce soft mild goat cheese at room temperature
- Garnish: fresh thyme sprigs
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- and butter a baking sheet.
- Cut onion into very thin slices.
- In a heavy skillet heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and saute onion, stirring occasionally, until golden.
- Add water and deglaze skillet, scraping up any brown bits and cooking until water is evaporated.
- Stir in thyme and cook mixture until onion is deep golden.
- While onion is cooking, cutting lengthwise along a fold line, cut off one third of pastry sheet, about 10 by 3 inches, and reserve remaining pastry for another use.
- Halve pastry strip crosswise and transfer pieces to baking sheet.
- Prick pastry all over with a fork and bake in middle of oven until deep golden, about 12 minutes.
- Transfer a pastry piece with a spatula to each of 2 plates and immediately press down centers to form an indentation for goat cheese and onion.
- Spread goat cheese in middle of pastry pieces and top with caramelized onion.
- Garnish tarts with fresh thyme sprigs and serve immediately.
onion, unsalted butter, water, thyme, pastry sheet, goat cheese, thyme
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/caramelized-onion-and-goat-cheese-tarts-100634 (may not work)