Honey-dressed parsnip, goats’ cheese and potato puff pastry tart
This recipe for a honey-dressed parsnip, goats’ cheese and potato puff pastry tart is more than the sum of its parts - classic flavours are given a modern spin with a drizzle of spicy honey.
- Cooking:
- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- butter, for cooking the onions
- 2onions, peeled and finely sliced
- salt
- 300g ofparsnip, peeled and very finely sliced
- 200g ofpotatoes, peeled and very finely sliced
- olive oil
- 320g of sheet of puff pastry, ready rolled
- 200g ofgoat's cheese, cut into rounds (a firm type)
- 1sprig of rosemary, leaves picked
- 1egg, lightly beaten
- 2tbsp ofhoney
- 1tspchilli flakes
Instructions
Step 1
Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan and add the onions with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring regularly, over a low heat until the onions are caramelised, sticky and soft. This can take around 45 minutes. Keep an eye on them towards the end of this time as they can start to catchStep 2
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4Step 3
Place the parsnips and potatoes into a bowl and toss with a dash of oil and season with saltStep 4
Place the pastry sheet onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and score a 3cm border around the edges, taking care not to cut all the way throughStep 5
Layer up the tart with the caramelised onions, parsnips and potatoes, goats’ cheese and rosemary, making sure to avoid the scored borderStep 6
Brush the pastry’s border with the beaten eggStep 7
Bake for 45 minutes or until the pastry is cooked through and golden brown and the vegetables are tenderStep 8
Combine the honey with 1 tablespoon of water and the chilli flakes, then mix wellStep 9
Serve the tart warm, drizzled with some of the spicy honey