Cheeseboard & onion tart

Cheeseboard & onion tart

Use up remnants of cheese in this delicious tart - a mixture of blue, creamy and cheddar works well

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 5 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Put the flour, butter and salt into the bowl of a food processor, then pulse until the mix looks like fine crumbs. Splash in 4 tbsp cold water, then pulse to a dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface, shape into a smooth disc, then wrap and chill for at least 10 mins. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
  2. Roll pastry out on a floured surface until large enough to line a 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Line the tin with the pastry, leaving any excess pastry overhanging. Line with baking paper, then fill with baking beans. Bake on a baking sheet for 15 mins. Take out the paper and beans, then bake for 10 mins more until pale golden and cooked.
  3. While the pastry cooks, soften the onions in the oil over a medium heat for 10 mins until golden. Beat the eggs and cream together, then season to taste. Crumble up the hard cheeses and chop or pull the creamy cheese into small pieces. Scatter the cheese into the pastry case, add the onions, then pour in the egg mix. Turn the oven down to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3 and bake for 40 mins until set and lightly golden.

PER SERVING

603 kcalories, protein 13g, carbohydrate 30g, fat 49 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 0g, sugar 5g, salt 1.18 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2009.

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  • 10 January 2011

    carolineg rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this a year ago but needed the recipe again so decided to rate it at the same time. Excellent tart/quiche and made often with a variety of cheeses and mix of onions and peppers. Simple and a great stand by to serve hot or cold.

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  • 12 January 2011

    Rachel.a rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i just made the pastry from this and used the goats cheese tyme onion recipe for the filling. The pastry is AMAZING! So so so easy and uber buttery but use proper creamy english butter.so nice ;-))

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  • Binder photo Liz

    13 January 2011

    Liz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely scrummy. Used up all my leftovers from christmas and even added a bit of leftover ham. Really easy even the pastry.

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  • 18 January 2011

    hcpike rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    1/2 & 1/2 Stilton and Cheddar, really tasty, will do again.....

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  • 05 February 2011

    Coleykitch rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made a gluten free shortcrust pastry case as my husband is gluten intolerant and used 1 onion and 1 leek in the filling with a mixture of Brie, Stilton and cheddar cheeses. It was delicious and went down very well with my husband who has been pastry deprived for a while! A great lunch dish and a useful addition to my vegetarian repertoire plus a great way to use up the left over cheeses after Christmas.

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  • 04 March 2011

    peter:-) rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've just taken mine out of the oven and when it was cool enough sampled a piece. It's the nicest quiche I've ever made. I used applewood smoked cheddar, mature double gloucester and some other orange cheese with blue veins in it that I can't remember the name of. My flan tin is 25cm across and although the pastry recipe still fitted the tin I added an extra egg and half a pot of cream to fill the flan to the top. Will definitely make again and experiment with other cheeses and fillings.

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  • 25 July 2011

    DebKay commented on this recipe

    I did this with red onions and spring onion, mature cheddar and red Leicester and used quark instead of double cream - I got a marriage proposal from a man at work after selling it in slices for a fundraiser at work :-)

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  • Binder photo Ann

    03 September 2011

    Ann commented on this recipe

    Absolutely delicious! This dish was devoured by all members of the family. To drastically reduce the fat content, and continue the 'using up left overs' theme, I replaced the double cream with half creme fraiche (the 60% reduced fat version) and half skimmed milk. The blue cheese and mature red cheddar was rich enough to compensate for ditching the double cream. As suggested by another reviewer I add a large tsp of mustard powder to the egg mix for extra zing! Will be making this treat time and time again.

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  • 27 September 2011

    Skyeman rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    great flavours - adding this to favs

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  • 18 October 2011

    The Cherub rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent. Was not sure about all the cheese but it worked well. I kept to the recipe with great results, might add mustard and extra bits next time. Not very healthy though so one to do on occassions! Oh and don't miss out on the stilton - it really makes the dish!

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  • 18 November 2011

    lotsie rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 28 December 2011

    Anne B commented on this recipe

    cmf foodfile Try the pastry for the beetroot and caramelised onion tart from a week or two ago. It has porridge oats (and grated carrots) in it and works well with plain flour as well as with wholemeal. anne b

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  • 30 December 2011

    Kathy commented on this recipe

    Fabulous way to use up Christmas cheeses. My other half does not like cooked cheese generally but demolished this and had seconds and thirds. I used semi-skimmed milk and 3 standard eggs and it set really well.

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  • 31 December 2011

    sankath rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was so easy and so tasty. Great cold in your lunch box with some chilli jam !

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  • 03 January 2012

    Dorothy finch commented on this recipe

    made this tonight.used 1 onion & five shallots,half milk & cream and for the cheese mix i used stilton, brie, & gruyere, It was delicious. I will try useing leeks next time see how that works

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  • 03 January 2012

    Dorothy finch rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    sorry forgot to rate it

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  • 10 January 2012

    spud commented on this recipe

    I made this tonight for tea was fab. I made the pastry by hand to save on the washing up. Used cheddar and brie and served it with new potatoes and salad was yum.

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  • 10 January 2012

    spud rated this recipe

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  • 22 January 2012

    Vikkiekaye rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was one of my best. Used up some caramelized Christmas Wensleydale cheese along with cheddar. Added a red pepper and some fresh sage, chives and thyme.... Delicious!

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  • 25 January 2012

    Anna commented on this recipe

    This was heavenly, if a touch on the greasy side. A great way to use up leftover cheese, and lovely with a touch of mustard in the pastry and filling too.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 5 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

FOR THE PASTRY

  • 250g plain flour , plus extra for rolling
  • 125g butter , cold and cubed
  • ½ tsp salt

FOR THE FILLING

  • 2 onions , sliced into rings
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 284ml pot double cream
  • 250g cheese - I used a third each Stilton, Brie and cheddar
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PER SERVING

603 kcalories, protein 13g, carbohydrate 30g, fat 49 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 0g, sugar 5g, salt 1.18 g

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