ONION, WALNUT & MUSHROOM TARTE TATIN

Onion, walnut & mushroom tarte tatin image

This makes a substantial vegetarian main course, or try making individual tarts in Yorkshire pudding tins for a starter

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 onions
3 tbsp olive oil
200g chestnut mushroom , halved if large
2 tsp light muscovado sugar
50g walnuts
100g blue cheese , such as stilton, or vegetarian blue cheese
250g puff pastry , defrost if frozen

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Peel the onions and cut each into 6 wedges through the root. Heat the oil in a large pan, add onions, then gently fry for 20 mins until softened and lightly coloured.
Add the mushrooms, sugar, salt and pepper and give it a good stir. Gently cook, stirring now and then for a further 5 mins. Stir in the walnuts. Line the base of a 20-23cm sandwich cake tin (not loose-based) with baking parchment. Spoon over the onion mixture and press it down lightly. Crumble the cheese over.
Roll out the pastry and trim to a round, about 5cm larger than the tin. Put the pastry over the filling and tuck in the ends. Bake for 35-40 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden. Cool for 5 mins in the tin, then turn out onto a flat plate and cut into wedges. Serve with a green salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 546 calories, Fat 43 grams fat, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 1.43 milligram of sodium