Mushroom and onion marmalade tartlets

Name: Mushroom and onion marmalade tartlets
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 12 medium slices of pain de mie, or white bread; 1 onion, chopped; butter, at room temperature, for spreading; 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter; grated Comté or Cantal (or Cheddar) to sprinkle on top; thyme or rosemary leaves, finely chopped; 1 tbsp sugar; 250 g mushrooms, sliced

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Table in the Tarn

By Orlando Murrin

Published 2008

About

We have been serving this at Raynaudes since the day we opened, and hardly a guest leaves without asking for the recipe. Those not in on the secret marvel at the crispness of the ‘pastry’.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter
1 onion, choppe

Europe
France
Starter
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the oil and butter and fry the onion for about 7 minutes till softened and lightly golden. Sprinkle with sugar and seasoning, then add mushrooms and thyme or rosemary and cook over a high heat until the mushrooms are done - about 5 minutes.

Cut out circles of bread. Lightly butter one side of the bread, then put butter side down in the tin and press into place. Put the mushroom mix