• Recipe by Jules Mercer

    Onion and sweet potato upside-down tart

    Serves: 6
    Cooking Time: 1 hour

    Ingredients

    • 15ml (1 tbsp) olive/avocado oil
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) butter
    • 3 red onions, peeled and cut into chunks
    • 500g sweet potato, cut into 1cm-thick wedges
    • 200ml dry white wine
    • 200ml vegetable stock
    • 5ml (1 tsp) fresh thyme leaves
    • 5ml (1 tsp) balsamic vinegar
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) sugar
    • 150g Tallegio cheese (or other mild cheese), cut into 1cm cubes
    • 400g ready-made puff pastry

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C.

    2

    Heat the oil with the butter in a 24cm ovenproof frying pan. Fry the onions and sweet potatoes for a few minutes until browned.

    3

    Remove the onions and add the wine and stock to the pan. Cook until the liquid has evaporated and the sweet potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

    4

    Return the onions to the pan and remove from the heat. Stir in the thyme, balsamic and sugar. Place the cheese on top.

    5

    Roll out the puff pastry, cut out a round a little bigger than the frying pan and place on top of the vegetables. Tuck in the sides neatly and make a couple of slits in the pastry with a knife to let the steam out.

    6

    Bake the tart in its pan in the oven until golden and cooked, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before loosening with a knife, inverting it and turning it out. Serve warm.