Description
Impress your guests with this simple but elegant dish. Perfect for brunch or appetizer.
Makes (1) 9x12 tart
Ingredients
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Pie Crust
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 4-5 springs fresh thyme, removed from stem
- 6-7 Tbsp ice cold water
Tart Filling
- 1/3 cup labneh, Lebanese yogurt (thick plain Greek yogurt or ricotta can be substituted, add 1 Tbsp lemon juice if using either)
- 1 Tbsp toum spread (1 tsp of garlic powder can be substituted, find toum recipe below)
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2-3 large sweet onions, sliced whole (Vidalia or Walla Walla are common sweet onion varieties)
- 1 Tbsp butter
- fresh thyme
- Flake sea salt
Instructions
Pie Crust
- I strongly encourage you to make your own pie dough but if you are unable to, please refer to notes below.
- In the bowl of a food processor, add in your flour, sugar, salt and pulse for a few seconds to combine.
- Next, add in your cubed butter one slice at a time. Pulse, release then add another.
- Add in your cheese and thyme.
- Next add in one tablespoon of water at a time until a crumbly but cohesive dough forms. Usually 6-7 tablespoons.
- On a sheet of wax or parchment paper, dump your dough mixture out. Press using the sides of the paper to create a disc. The dough should come together, wrap and place in fridge for at least an hour but can be made ahead and pulled out the next day.
Tart Assembly
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove your dough from the fridge and on a floured surface begin rolling out into about a 9x12 rectangle (rustic is fine).
- In a quarter sheet pan (you can use a half sheet pan if you don't have a 9x12, just section to one side of the pan). Spray or butter and then place a piece of parchment paper.
- Lay your pie dough on the parchment, you can press the edges up slightly to create a small raised crust.
- Mix together your labneh, toum and salt. Spread an even thin layer on the crust. Next, sprinkle your Parmesan cheese.
- Slice your onions about 1/4" thick, I actually like cutting them with the skin on then peel off for each ring. Finally, place your sliced onion rings on top to cover most of the tart. I like to use a variety of different sizes.
- Dot your onions with some small pieces of butter and bake for 25 minutes until golden brown. You can broil the top for a few seconds at the end for a little more char on your onions if you'd like.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with flake sea salt and additional thyme. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Notes
*Store bought pie crust can be used, I'd encourage adding the cheese and fresh herbs to get that ultra flaky/crispy crust
*Basic pie dough recipe from Marie Saba: http://cocinamarie.com/how-to-make-an-all-butter-pie-crust/
*Toum recipe: https://cosetteskitchen.com/recipe/toum