Fig and Goat Cheese Tart Recipe

Credit: Savoury Chef Foods

Ingredients:

• Stewed figs, quartered (recipe below)
• Caramelized onions (recipe below)
• 7 tbsp chèvre (goat cheese), softened
• 1-2 sheets store-bought frozen all butter puff pastry, defrosted and cut into 3 cm rounds (Gourmet Warehouse and Whole Foods both carry this)
• 20 chervil leaves

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Lay puff pastry rounds on a parchment-lined baking tray and cover with another piece of parchment. Place another baking tray on top of the parchment.
3. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
4. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
5. Spread 1 teaspoon of goat cheese onto each puff pastry round.
6. Mound 1 teaspoon of caramelized onion onto each puff pastry round as well.
7. Garnish with ¼ of a stewed fig and garnish with one leaf of chervil.

Yields 20 servings

Stewed Figs

Ingredients:

• 5 black mission figs
• ¼ bottle red wine
• 2” long piece of cinnamon
• 1 star anise
• 5 whole black peppercorns
• 1 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients into a pot — be sure that the wine covers the figs.
2. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low and simmer until figs are soft, approximately 20 minutes.
3. Let figs cool in the wine.

Caramelized Onion

Ingredients:

• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 2 tbsp butter
• pinch of salt
• 1 sprig thyme

Directions:

1. Cook onions with butter, salt and thyme over low heat until golden and caramelized, stirring constantly.
2. Remove thyme sprig before adding to puff pastry rounds.