Pesto, Caramelized Onions and Boursin Tarts
Makes 8 6" tarts.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500g/16oz puff pastry
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 red onions (large)
- 8-10 tbsp basil pesto
- 16-20 cherry tomatoes
- 75g/8-10tbsp tbsp/ 75 gr- Boursin cheese or any other cheese
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 400F/200C.
- 2
Roll out your puff pastry on a floured surface about 1/4" thick and cut tarts with anything round you can find in your kitchen. Mine were 6" in dimeter.
- 3
Slice red onions and cook them in 2 tbsp. of olive oil over LOW heat, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes until soft and but not browned. Set aside and cool slightly.
- 4
Cut your cherry tomatoes in half. Place tart bases on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and prick them with a fork all over so they don't rise too much while cooking.
- 5
Spread 1- 1 1/2 tbsp of prepared basil pesto on each of the tarts. Top each tart with 2 tbsp. of caramelized onions, some cherry tomatoes and dabs of Boursin cheese.
- 6
Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes until the bottoms of puff pastry shells are golden.