Savory Pear Tart with Caramelized Onion and Blue Cheese
A hearty pear tart featuring caramelized onions and blue cheese, made with fresh ingredients from the tart category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 200 g puff pastry
- 2 onions
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salt
- black pepper (freshly ground)
- 2 pears
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 20 g walnut kernels
- 80 g Gorgonzola cheese
- 1 tsp freshly chopped rosemary
Instructions
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1.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) with top and bottom heat. Roll out the puff pastry and cut four circles about 12 cm in diameter. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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2.
Peel the onions and slice into rings. In hot oil, slowly sauté for about 8 minutes while stirring until they begin to color. Add sugar and season with salt and pepper. Spread over the pastry circles, leaving a border of about 1 cm, and bake in the oven for approximately 15 minutes until golden brown.
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3.
Meanwhile, wash the pears, quarter them, remove the core, and cut the flesh into strips. In hot butter, sauté for about 4 minutes at moderate heat until lightly browned. Remove from heat and drizzle with lemon juice.
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4.
Combine the roughly chopped walnuts, crumbled Gorgonzola, and rosemary; spread over the finished tarts and serve.
