Red Onion Petal Pie

Name: Red Onion Petal Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 250 g (9oz/1 cup) ricotta, drained; 1 egg, beaten; 1 x 320 g (11¼ oz) sheet ready-rolled puff pastry; 1 tsp soft light brown sugar; ¼ whole nutmeg; 1 small bunch of chives, finely sliced; 1½ tsp Dijon mustard; 50 g (1¾ oz) feta, broken into small pieces; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 5 red onions, peeled and cut in half from top to bottom through the root; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; ½ small bunch of parsley, leaves and tender stems picked and roughly chopped; ½ small bunch of parsley, leaves and tender stems picked and roughly chopped; ½ small bunch of parsley; Salt and pepper; 1 tbsp flaked (sliced) almonds; 1 tbsp flaked (sliced) almonds; 20 green grapes, roughly chopped; 20 g (⅔oz) toasted almonds, roughly chopped; Salt and pepper; 1 small head radicchio

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Love Vegetables

By Anna Shepherd

Published 2024

About

Cooking the onions in halves like this creates both a smoky note as they char in the pan, and a richly caramelised flavour as the sugars in the onions concentrate in the heat. This is one for you if you’re a fan of French onion soup or caramelised onion tart.

Ingredients

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
5 red onions, peeled and cut in half from top to bottom through the root
1

Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.

Pour the oil into a medium-sized frying pan, ensuring the oil completely covers the base of the pan in a thin layer. Sprinkle in 1 teaspoon of salt and set over a medium heat. When the surface of the oil shimmers, lower in the onion halves