Caramelized Onion Tartlets with Basil Mascarpone

Name: Caramelized Onion Tartlets with Basil Mascarpone
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 24-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon Butter; 2 Teaspoons Olive Oil; 1 Onion Large ( Thinly Sliced); 1 Teaspoon Brown Sugar; 1/4 Cup Tomato Paste Thick; 1 Tomato ( Finely Diced ); 2 Sheets of Shortcrust pastry ( Thawed); 50 Grams Cheese Mascarpone; 1 Tablespoon Basil Fresh ( chopped )

Nadundima R @cook_7798222

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

These mini tartlets are ideal to serve as cocktail party food .

Nadundima R @cook_7798222

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

These mini tartlets are ideal to serve as cocktail party food .

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Ingredients

30 mins

24-serving

1 TablespoonButter
2 TeaspoonsOlive Oil
1Onion Large ( Thinly Sliced)
1 TeaspoonBrown Sugar
1/4 CupTomato Paste Thick
1Tomato ( Finely Diced )
2Sheets of Shortcrust pastry ( Thawed)
50 GramsCheese Mascarpone
1 TablespoonBasil Fresh ( chopped )

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Steps

30 mins

1

To make the caramelized onions,Heat butter and oil in the non stick pan. Add onion and sugar and cook over low heat. Stir occasionally until tender and caramelized.
2

Add tomato paste and cook for further 3 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes and set aside to cool.
3

Meanwhile, use a cookie cutter to cut each pastry sheet into rounds to fit 2 x 12 cup mini muffin pans.
4

Place 1 heaped teaspoon of the tomato mixture into each pastry cup and bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 12 - 15 minutes.Let it cool.
5

Combine mascarpone cheese and basil and season with salt and pepper.NOTE : Mascarpone canbe substituted with cream cheese or thick sour cream.
6

Top each tartlet with a spoonful of mascarpone cheese..just before serving.