This gluten free tart looks very pretty and is easy to make. I roast my own beetroot but you could buy ready roasted beetroot to save some time. I love it with goat’s cheese but the barbarian boys and John are happiest when it is served without.
Whether you serve it to vegetarian guests at a dinner party, as a starter or a simple weekday supper, you will be certain to receive compliments. I shall try it with golden beetroot or those pretty striped ones next time they are in season.
I believe the pretty striped beetroot variety is called Chioggia, I might have a go at growing some in the garden next year.
Beetroot Tarte Tatin
An easy, vegetarian beetroot tart
Equipment
- Oven safe frying pan
Ingredients
- 6 beetroot
- 1 red onion
- 1 gluten free ready rolled puff pastry I use Jus Rol
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar cider or white wine vinegar will do
- 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
- 2 star anise
- rocket to serve other salad leaves will work too
- 150 grams goat's cheese if you don't eat cheese, you can leave this off
Instructions
- Remove the leaves from the beetroot. Toss with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and some salt and bake at 180C for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.6 beetroot, 6 tablespoons olive oil
- Peel the beetroot. (I always wear gloves for doing this!) The skin should just rub off. Chop into good sized chunks.6 beetroot
- Quarter the onion.1 red onion
- Heat the remaining olive oil in your oven safe frying pan Add the onion, beetroot, sugar, star anise and vinegar and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Bake at 180C for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cover with the pastry. Trim the pastry as needed, any trimmings can be rolled in parmesan and cut into straws and baked for a snack for the cook. Tuck the pastry in around the edges and pop back into the oven for 20 to 25 minutes until the pastry is golden and cooked.6 beetroot, 6 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar, 2 star anise, 1 gluten free ready rolled puff pastry
- Remove from the oven. Place a plate over the pan and turn over to remove the tart. Return any errand bits to the tart. Top with the rocket and slices of goats cheese and serve immediately.rocket to serve, 150 grams goat's cheese