Pissaladiere
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 4 lb. sweet onions, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 recipe Quick Whole Grain Dough (see below)
- 1/2 cup roasted red pepper strips
- 20 black olives such as kalamata, pitted and halved
- Heat oil over medium-low heat in large skillet.
- Add onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 35 to 45 minutes, or until onions are very soft.
- Meanwhile, prepare dough.
- Uncover pan, increase heat to medium and cook, stirring, 10 minutes, until liquid has evaporated and onions are brown.
- Discard thyme and bay leaves.
- Place an inverted baking sheet on oven rack set in lowest position.
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Divide dough into 2 balls.
- Place 1 ball in center of 15-inch piece of parchment paper.
- Flatten into a 10-inch circle.
- Spread half of onions over dough, leaving 3?4-inch border.
- Arrange half of red pepper strips in crisscross pattern.
- Dot with half of olives.
- Repeat with remaining dough and toppings.
- Slide parchment papers with tarts onto baking sheet.
- Bake 10 minutes, until crust is golden.
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached white flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp.
- instant yeast
- 3/4 tsp.
- salt
- 1 Tbs.
- olive oil, preferably extra virgin
- 3/4 cup warm water (105110F)
- Combine both flours, yeast and salt in food processor; pulse to combine.
- With motor running, add olive oil and warm water through feed tube, and process about 15 seconds, or until dough forms a ball.
- Turn dough onto lightly floured work surface, and knead just until smooth and manageable, about 1 minute.
- Place dough in greased bowl, and turn to coat.
- Cover with damp kitchen towel, and let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- (Dough is ready when fingerprint on surface fills in slowly.)
olive oil, sweet onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt, freshly ground black pepper, pepper, black olives
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/pissaladi-re/ (may not work)