An Onion and Gruyere puff pastry tart served with a simple salad and  mustard dressing

Fennel, Onion and Gruyere Tart Recipe

30 Minutes
Serves: 4
Crisp fennel, onion and gruyere tart, puff pastry base coated in pesto and topped with roasted fennel, red onions, thyme and gruyere cheese. The tart is served with a simple salad and a spicy mustard dressing

Recipe Ingreds

Pastry

  • 1 whole egg
  • 10 grams plain flour
  • 160 grams puff pastry

Tart

  • black pepper (to taste)
  • 15 grams butter
  • 1 bulb fennel (bulb)
  • 4 sprig fresh thyme
  • 20 grams gruyere cheese
  • 3 tsp pesto
  • 3 whole red onions
  • salt (to taste)
  • 10 grams brown sugar

Salad

  • 100 grams cherry tomatoes
  • 0.5 whole cucumber
  • 40 grams Salad leaves

Dressing

  • black pepper (to taste)
  • 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt (to taste)
  • 0.5 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Clear honey

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

  • remove the pastry from the freezer

Step 2

  • peel and finely slice the onion(s)
  • peel and finely slice the fennel

Step 3

  • melt the butter in the frying pan
  • Add the onion and fennel to the frying pan
  • cook until soft
  • set the oven to 180C 350F or gas mark 5

Step 4

  • line a baking tray with greaseproof paper
  • lightly dust a clean work surface with flour
  • roll out the pastry into a rectangle 3 mm thick
  • score a 2 cm border around the rectangle
  • prick the pastry inside the rectangle only
  • place on a baking tray

Step 5

  • beat the egg
  • Egg wash the border of the pastry
  • place in the oven
  • cook for 10 mins

Step 6

  • while the pastry is cooking

Step 7

  • add the sugar to the fennel and onions
  • cook the vegetables till they are covered in a light caramel

Step 8

  • season with salt and pepper

Step 9

  • wash and remove the thyme leaves from their stalks
  • add the thyme to the onions and fennel
  • cook for a minute or two
  • set a side on a plate
  • grate the cheese

Step 10

  • remove the pastry from the oven
  • prick the pastry inside the rectangle only
  • using a fork squash the centre down
  • set the oven to 200C 400F or gas mark 6

Step 11

  • spread the pesto inside the pastry case
  • spread the onions and fennel over the pastry
  • add the cheese
  • place in the oven
  • cook for 5 mins
  • until golden brown

Step 12

  • mix the dressing ingredients together in a bowl

Step 13

  • wash mixed leaves and place in a serving bowl.
  • place a cross on the top of the cucumber
  • then slice the cucumber to form quarters
  • sprinkle over the salad leaves
  • wash the cherry tomatoes and then slice in half
  • sprinkle over the salad leaves

Step 14

  • remove the tart from the oven
  • cut the tart into slices
  • place the tart on a serving plate
  • add the salad

Recipe Utensils

  • 1 baking tray
  • 2 chopping board
  • 1 fork
  • 1 frying pan
  • 1 grater
  • 1 grease proof paper
  • 3 large knife
  • 1 pastry brush
  • 1 rolling pin
  • 2 small bowl

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How to make fennel, onion and gruyere tart

The fennel and onion are lightly fried and caramelised with thyme leaves.  The puff pastry base is pre-cooked and then coated in pesto before adding the caramelised vegetables and the gruyere cheese,  bake for 10 minutes. Serve warm with a salad of lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber and a mustard dressing. 

When and how to serve French red onion tart

A simple puff pastry tart is perfect for an easy evening meal paired with a simple salad and a tasty homemade dressing. This recipe is also great for a brunch or lunch main course. This dish is suitable to serve all year round and makes a food starter for a French dinner party.

What makes our recipe the best 

This onion and gruyere tart use a vegetable that is not commonly used fennel, this vegetable has a delicious subtle aniseed taste and matches perfectly with roasted onions and pesto. 

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