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Carmelized Onion And Gruyere Tart Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Krumkake / All my dishes 2 years, 6 months ago This was a success when I served it to my vegetarian sister. If you've looked at my other recipes, you can see I tend to like onions! I love the sweetness of the caramelized onions combined with the almost nutty flavor of gruyere. You can experime... More Prep:45m Cook:40m Servings:8	Krumkake
	rich and robust cheese flavor

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Ingredients

1 pie crust, homemade or refrigerated pre-made crust (or puff pastry, as Lolly'a picture here depicts)

1 tablespoon (or less) vegetable oil

1 tablespoon butter

1 pound sweet onions, thinly sliced

a couple pinches of white sugar

salt and freshly ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

4 eggs

2 cups half-and-half

5 ounces Gruyere cheese, grated

2 ounces fresh grated Parmesan cheese, divided

Directions

Place pie crust in a 10” glass pie plate or springform pan.

Using a fork, prick the crust several times on the sides and bottom.

Sprinkle a light layer of Parmesan cheese over the bottom of the crust.

Bake at 400° for 8 minutes.

Remove pan from oven and set aside while preparing the filling.

To make the filling, heat vegetable oil and butter in a large frying pan and sauté the onions over a fairly high heat for 5 minutes.

Lower the heat, add a pinch or two of sugar, and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, covered; stir occasionally until the onions are caramelized (this may take up to 30 minutes - you want a rich, brown color to the onions)

Season with a little salt, pepper and garlic powder

In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs

Stir in the half-and-half and the grated Gruyere cheese.

Gently fold in the caramelized onions.

Spoon the onion mixture over the partially baked crust and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.

Bake at 375° for 35 to 45 minutes. Allow pie to set for 10 minutes before cutting and serving. This is crucial, or the tart will not be firm enough to hold its shape when cut.

Note: This is also very good with added ingredients, such as crab meat, chopped asparagus (saute a minutes before adding it to the filling), sautéd mushrooms, ham, broccoli pieces, just about anything you would like…experiment with your own flavor combinations. Add any optional ingredients to the filling just before pouring it into the partially baked pie crust.

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Comments

chefjeb 2 years, 6 months ago said:
Fantastic. I have used red onions when Vidallia or Texas Sweets are out of season. And with fresh asparagus -- WOW! But you're right, add what you like. Gruyere is a wonderful melting cheese and doen't get greasy. Smoked Gouda also works well.

lollya 2 years, 5 months ago said:
I am SO making this - I think I might use the pastry dough method, think it will be as good? Hmm. It's darn hard to find a pie crust without lard that is decent. Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I might just have to upload my favorite vegetarian french onion soup with gruyere now. OH JOY!

lollya 2 years, 5 months ago said:
I've made it! it's divine! so grateful for your recipe. we loved it. i will post how i did it in the pastry...over on my page. If you'd like an image, let me know! I have all stages, in case you don't want to confuse people with the pie crust!

:)

krumkake 2 years, 5 months ago said:
I looked at your post, lollya - it DOES look delish, and believe it or not, I have never tried puff pastry (but I will after seeing your picture!!)...thanks for posting the picture, and I'm glad it was a success. I do love onions and cheese!

bondc 2 years, 5 months ago said:
This I'll have to try (you could probably substitute emmenthaler for the gruyere with similar results).

borinda 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Friends came for brunch today and I served a couple of quiche, this was one of them. It was a huge hit and like you, Krummie, we loved the caramelized onions. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe.

dextergirl 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Oh my oh my, going to try this for sure, LOVE gruyere cheese... thanks so much!

notyourmomma 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Nominated by my family as best use of gruyere. Lovely dish.

tls419 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Recipe looks good, but I was confused as it's in the vegan group but def not vegan.

lenora 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Recipes like this is one of the things that has me coming back. This is a goodie and deseving of a 5!

lura 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Wow! This look fantastic. I have never had Gruyere cheese before...but..since I really love nearly every cheese I have ever tried. Well, lets just say ..Thanks for the 5 post Ms Krumcake :)

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