Caramelized Tomato Tarte Tatin
- 1 14-ounce package all-butter puff pastry
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 red onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup plus a pinch of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon sherry vinegar
- 1/4 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives
- 1 1/2 pints (about 1 pound) cherry or grape tomatoes; a mix of colors is nice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Unfold puff pastry sheet and cut into a 10-inch round; chill, covered, until ready to use.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onions and a pinch of sugar and cook, stirring, until onions are golden and caramelized, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add 2 tablespoons water and let cook off, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan.
- Transfer onions to a bowl.
- In a clean, ovenproof 9-inch skillet, combine 1/4 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons water.
- Cook over medium heat, swirling pan gently (do not stir) until sugar melts and turns amber, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add vinegar and swirl gently.
- Sprinkle olives over caramel.
- Scatter tomatoes over olives, then sprinkle onions on.
- Season with thyme leaves, salt and pepper.
- Top with puff pastry round, tucking edges into pan.
- Cut several long vents in top of pastry.
- Bake tart until crust is puffed and golden, about 30 minutes.
- Let stand for 5 minutes, then run a knife around pastry to loosen it from pan, and flip tart out onto a serving platter.
- Cut into wedges and serve immediately.
butter, unsalted butter, red onions, sugar, sherry vinegar, olives, pints, thyme, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017616 (may not work)