Onion tart

Tam West

This tart would be perfect to take to a potluck or shared dinner. Good quality store-bought pastry makes it such an easy dish to prepare. Take along a big green salad to go with the tart. See my prep-ahead tips below the recipe.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp	Extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
4 medium	Onions, sliced, use up to 5 (Main)
300 g	Pre-rolled pastry, thawed, I used I Love Baking Sour Cream Pastry (Main)
6	Anchovy fillets, drained of oil, use up to 8
1 handful	Black olives, stones removed (Main)
3 pieces	Buffalo mozzarella, use up to 4, marinated in roasted garlic and thyme (Main)
2 sprigs	Thyme, use up to 3, leaves picked from stalks (Main)

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan over low heat. Add the sliced onions and cook until very soft, stirring from time to time to prevent them from sticking to the base of the saucepan. You want to end up with beautifully golden soft onions. This will take around 25 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 220C.
3. Place the pastry on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
4. Leaving a 2cm rim around the pastry, prick the pastry all over with a fork. Arrange the onions over in a thick layer.
5. Arrange the anchovy fillets over the onions along with the olives. Drizzle over a little extra olive oil, then place in the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes until the pastry is well browned.
6. Remove from the oven and using a palette knife smear over the soft buffalo mozzarella and garnish with the thyme.

Prep ahead

• The onions can be cooked ahead and kept in the fridge overnight.
• Pick the leaves from the thyme stalks and keep in the fridge.

More of Kathy's potluck recipes

• Roasted root vegetables and pearl barley
• Cress and orange salad