Honey-Roasted Onion Tart
PUBLISHED ON: 02.03.2011
If you are looking for a little intensity in your weeknight meal or need a good appetizer that can be dressed to impress, then this savory blend of caramelized onions, bacon and honey is your ticket to sitting in front of the fireplace with a good bottle of wine.
Honey-Roasted Onion Tart
6 appetizer servings
Recipe from Bon Appetit
Ingredients:
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3 ounce package), thawed.
3 bacon slices, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 large sweet yellow onions (about 1-1/2 pounds), cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
3/4 cup creme fraiche
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/8 teaspoon finely grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
Directions:
Position rack in top third of oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Using lightly floured rolling pin, roll-out puff pastry on lightly floured surface to 14×10-inch rectangle. Fold 1/2-inch of pastry edges in toward center on all sides, forming 13×9-inch rectangle. Transfer pastry to large rimmed baking sheet. Press firmly on pastry edges with fork to form rim. Chill crust.
Cook bacon in small skillet over medium heat until brown and crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain. reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from skillet. Whisk honey, wine and reserved 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in large bowl. Add onions; toss to coat. Coat another large rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Spread onion mixture in even layer on sheet. Roast 30 minutes. Turn onions over, allowing rings to separate. Roast until onions are caramelized, turning often for even browning, 30-45 minutes. Remove from oven; cool onions slightly.
Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Mix creme fraiche, sea salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and nutmeg in small bowl. Using offset spatula, spread creme fraiche over crust to folded edge. Arrange onions atop creme fraiche. Sprinkle with bacon. Bake tart until crust is light golden brwn adn topping is bubbling, 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with thyme and serve.
Enjoy!
Diane
Mmmmmmm have saved this it looks delicious. Thanks. Diane
Mister Meatball
I'd even eat this with a not-so-good bottle of wine!
Susan McClaskey
This just looks TOO good. And I love your idea of eating it in front of the fire with a bottle of wine.Best,Susan
Tanna
sign me up for the tart, the fire and the wine! LOL!
Rita
Love caralized onions and as a tart must be soo good; would love to try this.
The Food Hound
I happen to have one half of a puff pastry in my freezer! I've seen this type of tart before, but I don't have a recipe for it, nor have I ever made one. This one looks AWESOME!! The Booze Hound would blow his mind! So simple and elegant!
Unknown
yummy- looks great, I have a 'mostly' vegetarian diet but I may just make an exception.
Carol
Looks so delicious! My SIL makes one with pizza dough, but I will have to try yours with the puff pastry, it looks fantastic.
tasteofbeirut
Sounds wonderful! The best part of a stew to me is the sweet onions and the bits of bacon and this tart has all of the good stuff in one place!
The JR
Oh how I luv caramelized onions.
whatsfordinneracrossstatelines
This came out beautiful Velva. Is this in the current issue, I haven't got mine yet. I love the idea of the honey with the tomatoes. I have to make this soon. Hope you are having a great week!-Gina-
abbey
Oooh, I love onion tarts. Never added honey before, but I'm sure it's delicious!
That Girl
sprinkle a little blue cheese on top of that and you will have to drag me away from the table.
Red Couch Recipes
I laghed when I read this because it looked soooo good! Joni
Anonymous
MMMMMMMMM,…I love your onion pastry tarte! Looks tremendously tasty!
Anonymous
The combination of caramelized onions, bacon and honey sounds incredible, a delicious savory tart!
Pam
Yum! This is my kind of food for sure. Your tart sounds fantastic and is a must try with all those good ingredients!
Unknown
Did you say enjoy with a good bottle of wine, I am so there. This is pretty and I bet really tasty.
Beth
That looks divine!
Rosaria Williams
I could eat the whole thing by myself!
A Canadian Foodie
I love thyme with caramelized onions. I would have never thought of honey, as they are usually sweet enough – but, bacon, oh my! And puff pastry! It looks lovely, Velva, and yes, I can imagine enjoying this on a weeknight in front of the fireplace (YOURS) with a bottle of wine!!!:)Valerie
SavoringTime in the Kitchen
This could be a meal for me! It sounds delicious and perfect for winter. I love the setting too…fireplace and a bottle of wine 😉
teresa
oh my gosh, this sounds like the perfect blend of sweet and savory and looks so delicious! love it!
Big Dude
Bacon and caramelized onions – two of my favorites – this has to be good.
Unknown
oh yes to onion tart with bacon, and a bottle of wine too. 🙂
Claudia
6 servings? I thought it was all for me. Bacon, caramelized onions and some creme fraiche is heaven. Beautiful! You know how to jazz up fireplace-sitting.
T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types
Oh, yes! This is the perfect main dish for me – a little savory, a little bacon, some flakey pastry! Frozen puff pastry has really given us so many options in terms of beautiful, homemade tarts.
Lorraine
This looks great! Onions, wine, bacon, puff pasty…definitely a winner for me:)
Cathy
Downright scrumptious, Velva. Caramelized onions and bacon are made for each other.
Julie
That is just beautiful! I love the sound of the combination of bacon, honey, and onions…yum 🙂
Stella
Oh Velva! This is exactly the kind of food I want to eat in front of the fire with a good glass of red wine;) That sounds just too dreamy…
UrMomCooks
Yup! Curl up on the couch right now and start snacking! This looks absolutely scrumptious!!!
Katerina
This tart looks perfect. It is going to be a cold weekend here the second in a row. Fireplace will warm us on the outside and this tart will warm us on the inside.
Kim
Oh wow – honey roasted onions? That sounds wonderful! This really does look heavenly, Velva. P.S. I finally picked a recipe for the guest post. Just have to get around to making it now. Can't wait!
Victoria
I saw this recipe in Bon Appetit and thought it looked so amazing!! Glad to see you gave it a try 🙂
Eliana
Caramelized and roasted onions are such a delight to eat. So I know this is incredibly delicious!
RamblingTart
You had me craving this just by the name, Velva! Then I saw the picture with that gorgeous rich color and swooned. 🙂 My last experience with an onion tart was not good. A solid gray mass of onions in a crust. Blech. 🙂 Yours looks fantastic!!!
Marguerite
This looks divine and perfect for eating in front of the fireplace with a bottle of wine! Thanks for the great recipe!
Kitchen Butterfly
Sweet, juicy onions on pastry. Delicious. Have a good weekend
Tiffanee
Wow. That looks amazingly delicious.
From Beyond My Kitchen Window
I would chip away at this all day until only crumbs are left. Yum!!
Jen_from_NJ
The tart, the wine, the fire… – sounds amazing!
Anonymous
I am salivating. Caramelized onions AND puff pastry? Count me in!
Anonymous
Oh man. This looks amazing. Nothing beats a well-made onion tart.
scrambledhenfruit
Caramelized onions and bacon are a weakness of mine- this looks so good!
theUngourmet
Yum! I'm not feeling too sad about my husband's loathing of all things onion (well, everything but onion rings)…I'll eat his portion as well! 😉
chow and chatter
wow this looks amazing our German friends made something similar once for us have a great weekend Velva
Joanne
As soon as I saw those deep dark caramelized onions, I was hooked. Amazing.
Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen
I'm sad to admit it, but I could eat the entire tart all by myself. Please pass the wine.Sam
Unknown
Oh wow, I bet this is amazing, I love all those beautiful strong flavours!*kisses* HH
Kathleen
Oh man this looks totally delicious!
Chris
Totally tartilicious! I can only imagine how great all of those onions are going to taste!
Melissa @IWasBornToCook
I just came across your blog today and LOVE it. This tart (along with everything else) looks delicious!
a-man
Delicacy!! Inventive to use honey with the onions… Thank you, the picture looks awesome.
bunkycooks
Wow! What a great tart! I wish I had one of these for dinner tonight. 🙂
Unknown
I would love this for dinner with a green salad and a glass of wine, great recipe;-)
Anna Johnston
OMG.., I love using Puff Pastry like this to make up quick tarts & lunches, so useful. Love your ingredients here too, awesome 🙂
Prerna@IndianSimmer
Give me any kind of tart and I'll be a happy happy girl :-)This onion tart looks amazing! I've never tasted one before and now I wondering why?! Gonna try this one for sure!
Angie's Recipes
No kidding, I baked one German onion cake(Zwiebelkuchen) two days ago, with Quark cheese dough though. Well, I wish I were clever enough to think of using pastry!! The topping prepared with honey and wine sounds truly delicious.
LindyLouMac
This looks so delicious I am tempted to break the no pastry rule we are following at the moment!
Tv Food and Drink
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Tv Food and Drink
Happy brilliance wrapped in puff pastry! Thanks for sharing! – Gary
whozyerdanny
I think I'm in love….
The Duo Dishes
You probably sucked a lot of people in with just the mention of bacon. The tart looks super elegant too.