Cucumber tart
Ingredients
for 4 people
| 1 | puff pastry dough, rolled into a rectangle (approx. 24 x 42 cm) |
| 2 | onions, cut into thin slices |
| 3 tbsp | water |
| 1 tbsp | sugar |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 3 tbsp | balsamic vinegar |
| ½ tbsp | honey mustard |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 ½ tbsp | white balsamic vinegar |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| 125 g | plain organic cream cheese |
| 1 | cucumber, cut lengthwise into slices approx. 2 mm thick |
| 50 g | caper berries, drained |
| ½ bunch | dill, torn into pieces |
How it's done
Tart base
Unroll the pastry, prick all over with a fork. Transfer to a baking tray along with the baking paper.
To bake
Approx. 15 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 220 °C. Remove from the oven, leave to cool on a rack.
Confit
Place the onions and all the other ingredients up to and including the pepper in a pan, cover and simmer for approx. 15 mins., stirring occasionally. Add the balsamic, cover and simmer the confit for approx. 5 mins. until soft, then leave to cool.
Dressing
Combine the mustard, oil, balsamic and salt in a small bowl.
To serve
Spread the cream cheese over the tart base, arrange the cucumber on top. Top with the confit, capers and dill, then drizzle with the dressing.
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