Onion and prosciutto tart

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsPuff pastry
4largesOnions; chopped
3ouncesProsciutto; diced
½teaspoonThyme
½teaspoonRosemary
2tablespoonsOlive oil
12largesBlack olives in oil; pitted
Freshly ground black pepper
Salt if needed
1Egg

Directions

Cook onions in oil with herbs until onions are transparent. Add prosciutto and cook 3 minutes. Season with pepper and check salt. Chill. Roll out dough into a rectangle 11" by 9. Cut 4 strips of dough to make the borders and press them on the edges of rectangle. Transfer to cookie sheet and baste edges with beaten egg. Chill ½ hour. Pre- heat oven to 425. Spread onion mixture on prepared dough. bake 30 minutes . Reduce heat to 300, decorate tart with sliced olives and continue baking another 15 minutes.

NOTES : Serve cut into squares as an appetizer.

Recipe by: Miriam P. Posvolsky

Posted to EAT-L Digest by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky <miriamp@...> on Dec 22, 1997