Caramelised Onion And Goat Cheese Tartlets

 This is the tart you want to serve for cocktail party. Flaky,buttery pastry topped with creamy goat cheese and sweet caramelized onion. My mouth drooling while writing this particular blog..too much to resist. Frozen puff pastry comes handy and a saves a lot of my time in getting this delicious tartlets ready before my girls reach home from school. The girls enjoyed the rich and sweet caramelised onion and goat cheese tartlets for their evening snack and mom overjoyed watching them clean the plate in no time.

Ingredients

3 medium onions,roughly chopped
8 ounces goat cheese,room temperature
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp chopped thyme
1 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp grounded black pepper
All purpose flour for dusting
Salt to taste


Methods

Preheat oven at 375'F or 190'C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

In a saucepan heat olive oil over a medium flame. Cook chopped onions,stirring occasionally for abt 15 minutes. Add the brown sugar and cook till caramelized for another 15 more minutes. Season with salt. Remove from heat and let it cool.

In a small bowl add goat cheese and black pepper. Stir well.

Lightly dust a clean working surface with flour and using a rolling pin, roll out the puff pastry to a 1/2 inch thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut out the dough, scorch lightly with knive about 1/2 inch along the edges of the dough.

Spread goat cheese over the tart, leaving 1/2 inch border on all sides. Top with caramelized onion and sprinkle with thyme. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or till golden

Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.

Serve warm.