Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Spinach & Goat Cheese Tartlets w/ Caramelized Onions

I told you about our theme night Saturdays when I posted my Black Forest Torte.  It's been a lot of fun baking and cooking for German, Italian, Mexican, etc. night.  This past weekend, we were having a tough time coming up with a theme night idea, and we ended up going with Pie.  Not a country, but a fun food idea.  We had turkey pot pies, a chocolate peanut butter pie for dessert, and I made Spinach & Goat Cheese Tartlets w/ Caramelized Onions for an appetizer.

I had this fantastic Rosemary & Garlic Goat Cheese in my frig begging to be used.

I mixed 2/3 cup of the cheese with 1/2 a block of frozen spinach that had been thawed and squeezed between some paper toweling.

I rolled out 1/3 of my Puff Pastry dough recipe and, using my pizza cutter, sliced it into 3 inch squares.  You can use the boxed frozen stuff if you're not gluten-free.  I placed a generous tablespoon of the spinach mixture in the center of each square.

I folded up the edges of the square, overlapping the corners, and topped them with some caramelized onions.  When all the tarts had been assembled, I chilled them in my freezer for 15 minutes while preheating my oven to 400.  It's important to have your dough well chilled when working with puff pastry, because it's the cold butter particles that will eventually puff up in the oven.

Just before placing the appetizers in the oven, I brushed the edges with an egg wash.  These bake for 20 minutes or until they are puffed up and golden.

Thanks for popping in and baking with me.  I'm linking this up to Gluten-Free Homemaker's Gluten-Free Wednesdays.
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16 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh these look SO GOOD! You come up with the best ideas :)

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  2. Those look amazing! I'm coming over for lunch! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  3. I am not kidding you...this morning I was looking for spinach and goat cheese recipes for appetizers to bring to my book club tonight. These are perfect! Thanks, great timing.

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  4. I have been thinking goat cheese, a lot, these days. I have to get some first but this looks like I should make it, when I do have goat cheese. Spinach seems to match up with almost anything. Great dish.

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  5. Yum, yum. Spinach and goat cheese is such a perfect combination, especially with a pastry crunch. Need to try these as soon as we move. Always good to see you. Jane

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  6. Those look really great. We just had spinach and feta pizza on Friday, so I can almost taste these. I just have to try some puff pastry.

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  7. OMG this looks SO good. Anything with goat cheese is a winner in my book especially a recipe as simple and elegant as this! Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Have I mentioned that I really wish we lived in the same city so I could get invited to your house for dinner???? Wow, those look delicious.

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  9. Yum! Goat cheese is one of my favorite foods!

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  10. Yum, this looks incredible. I'm addicted to tarts and this will help my addiction.

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  11. This sounds delicious! I love anything with spinach! Thanks for sharing!!

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  12. I have been obsessed with goat cheese lately but haven't yet bought the flavored stuff. Those look so, soo yummy!

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  13. These look and sound delish! Thanks so much for sharing.

    Pat

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  14. Yup - these have to be made as well!! I love tartlets...they just sound so decadent. I will be switching out the goat cheese for feta but the rest I am totally down with! Thanks for linking up to Foodie Friday. I hope to see you again next week!!

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  15. OMG!! They look soooo good!

    Alia

    http://aliascreativelife.blogspot.com/

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  16. What a beautiful Tarlet. They really look delicious and a great presentation for entertaining. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week!

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