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 13.0g, carbohydrate 30.0g, fat 49.0 g, saturated fat 26.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 5.0g, salt 1.18 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2009.

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  • 30 January 2012

    knitternicky commented on this recipe

    I split the pastry/cheese between 2 tins. I used red onion in one with Brie, Stilton and Edam and white onions with Camembert and Cranberry in cheese for the other. Both were delicious, to the point I had to blatantly ignore the cheeseboards reduced in Tesco's yesterday because as yummy as they were Weightwatchers they are not. ;0P I could feel the pounds piling on just thinking about making them again.

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  • 27 January 2013

    Angela Major rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I loved this recipe. Shame its so high in calories and fat so I made individual tarts and put in freezer for special occasions. I also used red onion in the base and cheated with ready rolled puff pastry.

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  • 15 April 2013

    GemsJams rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    First time iv ever attempted this and first off the dough was dry and cracking when I was trying to roll it now its in oven and wont set.. just all liquid and I used all the correct ingredients.. what size eggs do you ment to use. The pastry is also a bit too salty.. was I ment to use unsalted butter?? Where im I going wrong?? :/

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  • 06 May 2013

    Ella Havell rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Best ever recipe, I used leeks and chilli cheese nom nom oh n topped with thinly sliced tomatoes

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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 13.0g, carbohydrate 30.0g, fat 49.0 g, saturated fat 26.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 5.0g, salt 1.18 g

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