Prosciutto Pear Tart
Mimi
A savory pate brisee tart of sauteed pear, red onion, and thyme over a base of creamy goat & blue cheese topped with rosettes of prosciutto.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Resting Time for Dough 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, French
For the Tart Filling
- Olive Oil
- 1-2 medium Pears, thin sliced
- 1 medium Red onion, sliced
- 4 oz Blue cheese (Danish Blue is great and mild)
- 8 oz Goat Cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 4 oz. pkg Sliced Proscuitto (Di Parma is a favorite:)
- 1 bunch Thyme (some chopped, some whole sprigs)
- Salt & pepper to taste
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
Prepare the Pate Brisee, refrigerate for 30 minutes, and roll out the tart. When ready, set up the tart on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Add a little olive oil to a pan and saute the sliced pears for 3-5 minutes on low heat with salt, pepper, and a thyme sprig to soften a bit. Remove pears and set aside.
In the same pan, saute red onions with a little more olive oil and salt for about five minutes, until softened. Set aside.
Mix the goat cheese with a drizzle of olive oil, the beaten egg, and salt and pepper and whisk/mix until creamy.
Assemble the Tart
Brush olive oil over the tart. Spread a layer of the goat cheese around the tart, leaving a two inch border on all sides.
Squeeze small portions of blue cheese between your fingers and spread in the same small portions evenly throughout the tart (as much or as little as you would like).
Add the pears around the tart evenly in any pattern you like. Do the same for the red onions.
Sprinkle the tart with a little salt and pepper and loose fresh thyme. You can add a few additional thyme sprigs onto the tart.
Take the naked border of the tart by the ends and pull a little, stretching the dough out and bringing it back over the tart. Do this all around the tart. You can press into the dough as if you were making a pie or just fold over naturally.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, after which you can move the tart to a high rack in the oven and broil for just a few minutes to ensure the pastry is done/golden brown.
Allow to cool in the pan, but you can move the tart via its parchment paper onto a wire rack to cool. Immediately add the prosciutto pieces onto the tart (I wound them up into little rosettes but the shapes are up to you!)
- I found that using the cheese as a bottom layer helps the other ingredients to stay in place and provides a good flavor base.
- When rolling out the tart dough, place between two pieces of parchment paper and roll out to (rustic) square or desired shape. When finished, remove the top piece of parchment paper and slide the tart and the bottom piece of parchment onto a baking sheet.
- You can make adjustments to the flavor profile in any way you like. I find settling on a fruit that will work as a savory, the type of pairing cheese you’d like, along with onion type if using (leek, onion, red onion, shallot, scallion) will get you started and you can go along from there with any delicious combination you can dream up!
Keyword blue cheese, comfort foods, Goat Cheese Cream Filling, pate brisee, prosciutto, red onion, savory tart, tart, thyme