BACON BLUE CHEESE CARAMELIZED ONION TART

One of my favorite things about the Simply Artisan Reserve™ Simple Seasons™ Blue Cheese Shaker (or the Feta flavor they also make) is the ease with which you can use it! I shook some on our Roasted Brussels Sprouts and roasted sweet potatoes with cranberries too over Thanksgiving.

It is also perfect for pastas, salads (like my favorite salad ever, Cobb) and soups. It helps give you a bit of portion control too in case maybe you’re like me and wore stretchy pants to Thanksgiving dinner. 😉

The jar is also pretty nice because it’s glass and the top has a shaker have and a pourable half so you can decide how much you’d like to add at once.


The best part of this Bacon Blue Cheese Caramelized Onion Tart is when I used to make these for client events (in all different flavors) I would make a giant batch ahead of time and freeze the rectangles. Then at the event I could line up the rectangles on a bunch of cookie sheets and bake them off so I could get a quick passed appetizer out within minutes.

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 puff pastry sheet (cut in half lengthwise to make two rectangles)
• 4 ounces cream cheese , softened
• 1/3 cup caramelized onions
• 1/3 cup crisp bacon , cut into small 1/2 inch pieces
• 1/4 cup Blue Cheese Simple Seasons
• chopped parsley , for garnish (optional

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
3. Lay the two rectangles of puff pastry onto a silicone baking mat or on an oiled baking sheet.
4. Spread with cream cheese, leave 1/2 inch border all around the edges.
5. Spread caramelized onions over the cream cheese.
6. .....................................

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