Vegan Caramelised Onion Tarte Tatin with Mediterranean Potato Salad
This vegan caramelised onion tarte tatin recipe is perfect for a romantic dinner. Serve it with a warm Mediterranean potato salad that’s dressed to impress!
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These vegan caramelised onion tartes tatin are deceptively easy to make, allowing you to whip up a fancy date night dinner with minimal effort.
The delicate sweetness of the caramelised onions gives this savoury pastry dish a beautiful balance of flavours. Serve your tarts on a bed of balsamic-drizzled salad for a restaurant-quality finish.
The fresh and flavourful Mediterranean potato salad really makes this meal shine. Served warm, it’s full of rich, sunny flavours that will make you feel like you’re dining on the Côte d’Azur.
What is tarte tatin?
The inspiration behind the viral upside-down pastries, tarte tatin is an iconic French recipe which can be savoury or sweet.
It’s a simple dish at heart, made by cooking the topping of the tarts in an oven-proof pan, laying puff pastry on top to bake, and then flipping the dish upside-down to serve, revealing beautifully caramelised onions or apples on top.
However, modern chefs and home cooks alike are revolutionising tarte tatin, creating exquisite patterns with traditional ingredients or experimenting with more exotic flavours.
Once you’ve mastered this vegan caramelised onion tarte tatin recipe, why not try a dessert version with a colourful topping of sweet caramelised fruits?
Recipe tips
Don’t have an oven-proof pan? Sauté your onions in a regular frying pan and carefully transfer your onions to a pre-heated oven-proof dish or tray before topping with your pastry.
Using a Yorkshire pudding tray or medium-sized tart case will help your tarte tatin keep its shape.
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Calories: 1033
Servings: 2
Rating:
Nutritional information per serving:
Serving size
453g
calories
1033
fat
68g
saturates
9.9g
carbs
96g
sugars
20g
fibre
7g
protein
13g
salt
1.6g
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Calories: 1033
Servings: 2
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
(Servings: 2)
- For the vegan tarte tatin
- 0.5 0.5 large red onion
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp dairy-free butter
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp caster cugar
- 1 1 tsp thyme leaves
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 0.5 0.5 sheet ready-rolled vegan puff pastry
- For the Mediterranean potato salad
- 75 75 g new potatoes
- 1 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 0.5 red onion, finely sliced
- 1 1 Tbsp olives, sliced
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp capers
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp tomato purée
- 0.5 0.5 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 0.25 0.25 Tbsp maple syrup
- 3 3 cherry tomatoes, diced
- handful of chopped parsley
Method
- For the potato salad, place the potatoes in a pan of water, bring to the boil and leave to cook for 15-20 minutes. Then strain the potatoes and leave them to cool. Once cool, slice the potatoes.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. For the tarte tatin, cut off the top and tail of the onion and then slice in half, so the rings stay intact.
- To a frying pan (suitable for the oven), over a medium heat, add the butter, sugar, thyme and cider vinegar. Once butter has melted, add the two onion halves and cook for 6-7 minutes on each side until they start to soften and caramelise.
- Using a round pastry cutter, slightly larger than the onion, cut two circles of pastry and place them over the onions. Pinch the pastry tightly around the onions and transfer the pan to the oven, to cook for 20 minutes.
- Whilst the tarte tatins are cooking, finish the potato salad by placing a large pan over a medium heat. Add to this the oil, red onion, potatoes, olives and capers, and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add the tomato purée, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup and tomatoes and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and finish with the chopped parsley. Take the tarte tatins out of the oven and carefully turn them over to serve.
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