Caramelised onion and goats cheese tart

As long as you have a packet of ready roll puff pastry and a log of goats cheese in the freezer, this is an exceptional throw together dish for lunch or dinner. I had some lovely lemony and nutty goats cheese from the Poitou-Charentes region of France to use. This combination of sweet and savoury flavours proved to be the perfect companions.


What you will need
1 packet of all butter puff pastry
2 large onions
1 log of goats cheese
2 table spoons of brown sugar
4 table spoons balsamic vinegar
A few sprigs of lemon thyme


Begin by slicing the onions finely. Add them to a table spoon of olive oil and saute for 15 minutes until softened and browned. Make sure to stir regularly so they don't burn.


Next add the brown sugar and balsamic vinegar, seasoning well and soften for a further five minutes until there is no liquid left. Finally stir through the lemon thyme.

Leave the caramelised onions to cool.


When ready to cook, pre heat the oven to 200C. Roll out the pastry and place on greased oven tray. Score around the edges, about 1 cm in.


Next, assemble the onions into the centre of the scored rectangle and spread out evenly.


Slice the goats cheese into 6-8 rounds and arrange over the onions.

Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until crispy and browned.

Serve with a crips green salad.