Pissaladière French Onion Tarts

These lovely onion and olive tartlets make a great traditional French starter.

Serves 6 | Takes 1 hr 15

Ingredients

45ml butter

15ml olive oil

5 large onions, sliced

15ml brown sugar

handful thyme

450g roll puff pastry

1 egg, beaten

100g black olives

12 anchovy fillets, halved lengthwise

Method

Heat the butter and oil on medium and fry the onions and thyme for 30 minutes until caramelised. Stir occasionally and add a few drops of water, as needed, to prevent burning. Add the sugar and cook for 5 minutes. Season and cool.

Preheat oven to 200°C. Cut the pastry into 6 squares and score a 1cm border around each one, then brush the borders with egg.

Spread the onions evenly over each square (keeping within the border). Arrange the olives and anchovies on top. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 180°C and bake for a further 10-15 minutes until golden. Serve hot or cold.

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