Name: Shallot tarte tatin
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 40 g/1½ oz/2½ tbsp butter, plus extra for greasing; 450 g/1 lb echalions or banana shallots, peeled and halved lengthways; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp olive oil; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; peppery green salad, to serve; 2 tsp soft light brown sugar; 1 tbsp thyme leaves, plus extra sprigs for serving; 400 g/14 oz puff pastry; flour, for dusting

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

The Part-Time Vegetarian

By Nicola Graimes

Published 2015

About

A fresh, peppery green salad is all you need with this caramelized shallot tarte tatin to make a delicious light meal. For a more substantial tatin, you could scatter a crumbled piquant blue cheese and toasted chopped hazelnuts over the top. Echalion, or banana shallots, are actually a cross between an onion and a shallot with an attractive elongated shape, and are conveniently easy to peel.