Winter Radicchio Tart
Crisp tart with radicchio, goat cheese, & caramelised onions.
Daily recipe · December 07, 2023
A little about this dish
Our Winter Radicchio Tart offers a warm solace for the colder temperature, coupled with a French zest. The robust bitterness of radicchio is balanced with creamy goat cheese, and accentuated with caramelised onions and thyme, all enveloped in a crisp pastry crust. This tart is both vibrant and hearty, ideal for a winter main course.
Ingredients (for 4)
- Radicchio — 2 heads — leaves separated and torn
- Goat cheese — 4 oz — crumbled
- Onions — 2 medium — thinly sliced
- Sugar — 1 tsp
- Thyme — 1 tbsp fresh or 1 tsp dried
- Pastry crust — 4 small or 1 large enough for a 9-inch tart pan
- Olive oil — 2 tbsp
- Butter — 1 tbsp
- White wine — 1/4 cup
- Salt — to taste
- Black pepper — to taste
Preparation
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Step 1 — 🕐🌡️🔥Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
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Step 2 — 🍳🧅🔥Heat the olive oil and butter in a pan. Add the onions, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Cook on medium heat until onions become golden brown.
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Step 3 — 🥘🍷🔥Increase the heat to high, add white wine, and cook until it evaporates.
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Step 4 — 🍞🍃🧀Arrange radicchio leaves evenly on the pastry crust, scatter the caramelized onions on top, followed by the crumbled goat cheese.
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Step 5 — 🍃🧂⚫Sprinkle the tart with thyme, salt and black pepper, to taste.
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Step 6 — 🕐🍰🔥Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until the crust turns golden and radicchio wilts slightly.
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Step 7 — 🍽️🌿😋Serve the tart warm, as is or with a green salad.
A final fox tip
Radicchio is a chicory variety, revered in Italian cuisine but often underrated. It is an exceptionally good source of Vitamin K. You can experiment with the cheese - a good-quality Brie or Camembert can also work nicely. Plus, it’s a recipe that even kids can help out with, especially with the arrangement of toppings on the tart.