Caramelized Onion, Apple, and Fennel Tart

Written By Kim Calichio

Want a way to use three box ingredients for a show-stopping dish? Enter…the tart. Serve this as a main dish with a side salad using this week’s spinach from The Grandpa Farm for a delicious, easy meal.

Recipe

Servings: 8 people (4 if it’s the main dish)

Prep Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet of puff pastry, thawed

  • 2 tablespoons of butter

  • 1 onion, halved and sliced (think half moon shape)

  • 1 fennel bulb, halved and sliced (think half moon shape)

  • 1 apple, halved and sliced (think half moon shape)

  • ¼ cup of white wine

  • 1 cup of Gruyere cheese

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon of black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375.

  2. Lightly roll out puff pastry into a large rectangle about 9×13 and place on a baking sheet.

  3. Heat butter in a large cast iron or sauté pan with a cover over medium heat until melted and beginning to get foamy.

  4. Add onions and lower heat to low and add onions. Cook on low for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very soft and beginning to caramelize.

  5. Add fennel and apple and bring heat up to medium. Sauté for 5 minutes.

  6. Add white wine. Stir in white wine scraping any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. When it begins to boil, reduce heat to simmer and cover. Cook for an additional 10 minutes covered.

  7. Sprinkle pastry with cheese and then spread fennel, onion, and apple mixture on top leaving about ¼ inch border on the edge.

  8. Bake for 20-22 minutes until the puff pastry is golden brown and flakey. Allow to cool for a few minutes before cutting and serving!

Recipe Notes

Ingredients to prep ahead: This caramelized onion, fennel, and apple tart starts with cooking down the onions to a deep caramelized color and then adding in the fennel and apple and sautéing until soft. The pan is then deglazed with a little white wine, and the mixture is seasoned with salt and pepper. This can also be done up to 3 days ahead of time to save you time on the day you serve it.

Pro Tip: This recipe is very adaptable! You can create your own versions of tarts with different produce from our Lifeline Groceries box.

Kim Calichio https://www.connectedchef.org
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