Snacks French

Caramelised Onion Tartlets

Bite-sized puff pastry tartlets topped with sweet, jammy onions. The tiers climb from shop pastry and onion chutney to all-butter pastry with slow-cooked balsamic onions, goat's cheese and thyme.

Serves4
Time28 min
Cost / serving£0.73
Vegetarian Nut-free

Make it your way

Pick a tier — the ingredients, method and cost update instantly.

Budget version

Shop puff pastry squares topped with jarred onion chutney.

Per serving£0.73
Total cost£2.90
Time28 min
Servings

Ingredients for 4

  • 320 g ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 150 g caramelised onion chutney , from a jar
  • 1 egg , beaten, for glazing
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • black pepper , to taste

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C and line a baking tray.
  2. Cut the pastry into 12 squares and score a border 1cm in from the edge of each.
  3. Spoon a little onion chutney inside the border and sprinkle with dried thyme.
  4. Brush the borders with beaten egg and bake for 16 to 18 minutes until puffed and golden.
  5. Grind over black pepper and serve warm.

Equipment

The three ways, side by side

Budget
£0.73 / serving · 28 min

Shop puff pastry squares topped with jarred onion chutney.

Better
£1.35 / serving · 1 hr

Home-caramelised onions on puff pastry with cheddar and thyme.

Ultimate
£2.63 / serving · 1 hr 30 min

All-butter pastry, slow balsamic onions, goat's cheese and honey-thyme glaze.