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rosanna pink onion tarte tatin

17 April 2015 by Dominic Franks

… I imagine the developers of predictive text thought they were building a tool for a better future when in fact they have unwittingly created a monster.  Whilst it’s wonderful for those quick corrections of obvious typo’s it also manages to both correct and destroy prose in one fail swoop of the keyboard.  I’ve recently been fortunate enough to purchase a reconditioned MacBook Air which I adore but it comes with many functions that are so beyond clever that i’ve ended up switching them off.  I know I can do that with the predictive text too but it is a fine balance between useful and frustrating.  If I read back through recent blog posts I am often left with a sense of bewilderment at the strange language and odd words that I clearly didn’t mean but that clever old PT slipped under the radar in the name of correct spelling… this usually become most frustrating when i’m trying to write recipes or recipe titles, such as the simple tarte tatin.  It’s been named tarte tatin for countless generations.  Not tart satin or air tat-in.  It sends an angry shiver down my spine because it makes me question the validity of my knowledge and makes me assume that one day the tarte tatin will simply disappear forever under the misguided notion of some clever boffins in california…

rosanna pink onion tarte tatin
meanwhile back in the world where i’m not so grumpy I was sent a bag of beautiful Rosanna Pink Onions to play with… i’d never heard of them before but they are quite delightful and so pretty too and even though my recipe called for such a long cooking time that they totally lost their colour they gained a stunning golden hue that I forgive myself for this little indiscretion… plus they tasted wonderful so I can only implore you to hunt them down…

… It’s been a bumper time for gifts at Belleau Kitchen recently and I’ve been very lucky with my haul.     You’ll notice in this recipe that i’ve also listed a balsamic vinegar.  I’m using a wonderfully rich and sweet balsamic called Due Vittorie and I can honestly say it is one of the most delicious balsamic’s i’ve ever tried, i’ve actually been abusing myself with it over the weekend, not only adding it to recipes such as this along with salads but i’ve been tonguing it out of the bottle too… i’m filthy I know but it’s too glorious not to!

this is such an incredibly simple tart to make… by placing butter and sugar under the onions in the pan i’ve eliminated the pre-frying in the pan first so it can all be done in the oven… so simple yet it looks so stunning…

roughly 8 medium sized onions – peeled
a few knobs of butter
olive oil
a little golden sugar
fresh thyme
a tablespoon or two of balsamic vinegar
1 sheet of ready made puff pastry (or make your own if you’re mad)

i’ve used an oblong roasting tin as I like the shape and of course the puff pastry sheets come in an oblong shape so there’s no wastage – and even less work!

pre-heat the oven to 140C

cut your onions in half… i’ve cut some from tip to root and some through the middle so that there’s some pretty patterns going on in the final tart.

lay some knobs of butter in the bottom of the pan, sprinkle with a pinch or two of sugar and plenty of fresh thyme and lay your onions on top

drizzle with olive oil and place in the oven for at least an hour so that it gently bakes and caramelises the onions

after an hour, take it out of the oven and drizzle a little balsamic over and around the onions then pop it back into the oven for another gentle half an hour.

after half an hour take it out of the oven and set aside a little to cool, then once it’s stop steaming, lay the sheet of pastry over the top, brush with egg wash or milk and pop it back into the oven for another 20 minutes or until the pastry has risen and turned golden

remove from the oven and set aside for a few minutes to cool

take a knife and ensure that the edges of the pastry are loose from the pan, then place a plate or chopping board over the pan and quickly flip the whole thing upside down and remove the pan

eat and of course, enjoy!

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Filed Under: Vegetarian Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, onions, pastry, pink, puff pastry, rosanna onions, tarte tatin

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  1. Keep Calm and Fanny On says

    17 April 2015 at 4:40 pm

    Love it. looks all raggedy and rustic… Glad you kept the photos of self-balsamic-abuse to yourself though 🙂

  2. Jean says

    18 April 2015 at 6:32 am

    In case you haven't heard already:
    ….the inventor of predictive text has passed away. His funfair will be hello on moonscape.
    The tarte looks delicious!

  3. Cheryl Pasquier says

    18 April 2015 at 8:06 am

    Pink onions are lovely – they have an annnual Pink Onion Festival in Roscoff when we're down visiting the Breton in laws. Did you know that the original French onion sellers who came over to England from Roscoff with bicycles covered in strings of onions, stripey jumpers and berets were called Johnnies ?! They have their own museum in Roscoff too ! Nothing like a bit of random trivia to start the weekend !!

  4. Hannah Hearsey says

    18 April 2015 at 8:21 am

    I was just leaving this comment and it amended “tatin” to “tartan”. I normally only have a problem when I want to type swear words… Your tatin does look beautiful, the onions are such a gorgeous colour.

  5. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says

    19 April 2015 at 8:46 pm

    Dom, that looks fantastic! And I hate predictive text so much I would definitely switch off that feature. When I want help, dear computer, I will ask for it! 😀

  6. Manu says

    20 April 2015 at 6:57 am

    Dom, the pink colour is divine and I bet it's delicious too.
    Have a great week

  7. Kristine says

    20 April 2015 at 10:29 am

    Oh Dom! Those onions look baked to perfection. The whole tarte tatin comes together in undeniable glory. Something for me to do this weekend!

  8. Katie says

    20 April 2015 at 10:51 am

    That looks so pretty! Rustic, but in the way that makes you want to dive straight in.

  9. Jessy Gothworth says

    20 April 2015 at 11:24 am

    Tried it with dark-purple ones, too, they had a bit more intense flavour, but still it all combined very well. Great taste, highly recommend that recipe.

  10. Karen S Booth says

    20 April 2015 at 1:36 pm

    I LOVE the look of those amazing pink onions and the tarte tatin is beyond gorgeous Dom, it is without doubt MY kinda grub! I HATE predictive text and always turn it off, aggghhhh! Karen

  11. Choclette Blogger says

    20 April 2015 at 1:40 pm

    Ooh er Dom, this sounds wonderfully sinful and delicious. I've never heard of these onions, but they are so pretty, it would be a shame not to try them. As for predicative text – aghhhhhh!!!!!! But I don't turn it off either.

  12. Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

    20 April 2015 at 7:28 pm

    I have so got to get my head round a decent GF puff pastry recipe.I love tarte tatin (and yes…. I've just had to correct that from the messed up spell check!), and do miss it. The idea of a savoury pink onion version is way too tempting…..

  13. fjk42 says

    21 May 2015 at 7:46 pm

    this looks delicious, i shall have to try it. I tried an onion tarte tatin recipe a few weeks back from a well-known TV chef, and it was awful! too dry with no “caramel”, the onions were shrivelled up even though the pastry was barely cooked. I shall give yours a go and hope it turns out more successfully,

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