Red onion, feta & olive tart

Red onion, feta & olive tart

A great party nibble or a main meal for the family accompanied by a salad

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Heat the oil in a frying pan, then gently fry the onions for about 10 mins until golden and soft. Add the sugar and balsamic vinegar, then cook for a further 5 mins until the juices are reduced and syrupy. Leave to cool.
  2. Unroll the puff pastry onto a baking tray. Score a line a finger-width in from the edge all the way around, then cover the middle with the onion mix. Scatter the feta and olives over. Season and drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the topping.
  3. Bake for 15 mins or until the pastry is risen and golden and the base is crisp. Cut into wedges and serve with a green salad.
Try

Extra onions

Why not make double the amount of onions and keep half in a jar in the fridge - perfect with cheese and cold meats or for adding a sticky sweetness to gravy the next time you have sausages and mash.

Per serving

619 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 51g, fat 43 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 3g, sugar 15g, salt 2.33 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2007.

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  • 01 November 2007

    Philippa rated this recipe

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  • 09 November 2007

    applecrumble rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    loved it! delicious the mix of flavours of the sweet red onions and the savoury feta and olives!

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  • 30 November 2007

    stuck-on-the-rock rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I make a version of this from Good Food about 7 years ago. Its basically the same but you sprinkle some grated cheese over the base before putting the onions on and you don't bother with the olives. It is a HUGE sucess and I have made it time and time again for all my veggie friends.

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  • 12 January 2008

    Keemabuna commented on this recipe

    Just making this for the second time - perfect for nibbles / aperitif.

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  • 12 January 2008

    Keemabuna rated this recipe

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  • 20 January 2008

    Tilly rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This is a tasty recipe but be patient with the onions. Also I found if you're not careful the base could be a little soggy, I bake the pastry blind for a couple of minutes before adding the topping and serve with a salad to stop it being too greasy. Its worth making extra for the pickle.

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  • 30 March 2008

    Ellie commented on this recipe

    always a winning combination - delicious and very easy to make. Left overs are perfect for lunch the next day - but prepare to take extra so that everyone else at work can have a taste!

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  • 06 April 2008

    snoz64 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have to make double quantities every time as everyone loves this so much! The olives don't add a huge amount to it so don't worry if you haven't got any. It's still worth doing!

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  • 01 June 2008

    ljwarrington rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    simply lovely! i added some red wine vinegar too for some extra zing! also, no olives, but i don't like them anyway. served with rocket and spinach salad and some sweet potato wedges - DELIGHTFUL!

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  • 27 June 2008

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I really liked this, the onions were delicious, I love olives but the reviewer who said that they didn't add much was right. I will definitely make this again but will try it with some stronger tasting olives than I used this time.

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  • 16 October 2008

    Ali rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this as a starter for friends coming round last weekend and it was delicious. I cooked the onions for slightly longer than the recipe said as I didn't think they looked soft enough after the initial 10 minutes. Next time I think I would make them as individual tarts and serve with a little bit of fresh rocket on the side. Also did not add the olives - don't think the recipe needs it.

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  • 27 January 2009

    Frederike rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great for lunch with a side salad!

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    10 March 2009

    lou rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely, tasty recipe, I omitted the olives and substituted the feta with goats cheese - lovely alternative, popular with everyone, will definitly make again!

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  • 20 April 2009

    Eileen commented on this recipe

    I love easy starters which look good when guests come. This looked great and - even better- it tasted great. Everyone liked it at the weekend - a complete success.

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  • 20 April 2009

    net curtains commented on this recipe

    So simple yet so delicious and it looks very attractive when served with a salad. My girlfriend, who loves feta cheese, was very impressed. Went down well with a glass of sauvignon blanc

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    09 May 2009

    Aku rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely fantastic recipe, and so easy to make. I used almost double the amount of caramelised onions for the tart as 2 onions didn't go far enough with the pastry. Also used fewer olives. As other people have said, perfect with a salad on the side--provides colour and crunch contrast next to the tart. Definitely committing this to memory and adding it to my repertoire!

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  • 14 July 2009

    SarahInFrance rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    A big disappointment. As the feta doesn't melt, it hardens, the ingredients didn't stick to the tart base, and so they fell off when the tart was was cut. I had even spread a thin layer of sundried tom paste to get them to stick, but obviously not enough. I was also disappointed by the taste, too sugary and the feta doesn't take that away unless you use loads. I will use a strong goats cheese next time - it will break up the sugary taste, it will also melt to "stick" the ingredients to the base. I don't think I'll bother with the sugar either, all you need is the balsamic vinegar to caramalise the onions. Not one of my favourites, I prefer my own creations to this one.

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  • 22 October 2009

    Seren commented on this recipe

    Very nice, although I found it a bit too sickly for a main meal, and I used fewer olives. Would make it again, but definitely as a starter.

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  • 22 October 2009

    Seren rated this recipe

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  • 24 October 2009

    Philippa commented on this recipe

    much better served warm than as a left over. If you make sure you get the onions really caremelised and sticky otherwise it's a bit dry.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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Per serving

619 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 51g, fat 43 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 3g, sugar 15g, salt 2.33 g

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