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Caramelized Onion Tart

5
Points®
Total Time
1 hr
Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Give onions a new dimension with spinach pesto and Gruyère cheese in a crisp phyllo crust.

Ingredients

Vidalia onion

4 large, sliced (about 9 cups)

Packed brown sugar

2 Tbsp, light

Balsamic vinegar

1 Tbsp

Black pepper

½ tsp, coarsely ground

Spinach

½ cup(s), cleaned

Garlic

2 clove(s), peeled

Vegetable oil

1 Tbsp

Hot water

1 Tbsp

Phyllo dough

4 sheet(s)

Fresh thyme

3½ tsp, chopped leaves

Gruyère cheese

4 oz, shredded

Instructions

  1. Heat a very large skillet over high heat. Put the onions in the skillet and spray them with olive-oil nonstick spray. Stirring almost constantly, cook until dry and just turning light golden, about 25 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar and vinegar and cook until the onions are dark golden and reduced in volume by two-thirds, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer onions to a bowl and stir in the pepper.
  2. Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine the spinach, garlic, oil, and water in a food processor and process until smooth.
  3. Fit half of a phyllo sheet snugly into a 7 x 11-inch baking dish, with the other half hanging over the edge. Spray with olive-oil nonstick spray and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the thyme. Fold the other half of the phyllo over into the pan, spray it, and sprinkle with another 1/2 teaspoon thyme. Repeat process with the 3 remaining phyllo sheets to make an 8-layer crust, omitting the sprinkle of thyme on the top. Spread the spinach pesto over the crust, sprinkle with the cheese, and spread onions to cover top to the outer edges. Bake until browned on top, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, let stand 5 minutes, then cut into 8 squares.

Notes

Use fresh rather than dried thyme between the layers because the dried variety will become too brittle.Vidalia onions can vary greatly in size; 4 large or 3 very large onions should yield the 9 cups sliced onion needed for the tart. For an even more substantial entrée, divide the tart into 4 servings; a green salad rounds out the meal.

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