Sweet and savory, this tarte tatin is beautiful to look at and delicious to eat.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 20 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (53 grams) brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 6 medium shallots, peeled and halved
- 2 firm pears, peeled, quartered and cored
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 sheet (about 8 ounces/225 grams) frozen puff pastry, thawed according to package directions
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 to 4 handfuls arugula
- 1/4 cup (30 grams) chopped walnuts
- 2.6 ounces (75 grams) crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- For the tarte: Heat your oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place a 9-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat and sprinkle in the sugar. Allow the sugar to melt until caramelized smelling, gently stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Add in the butter and whisk to combine. Standing back from the stove, whisk in the sherry vinegar. If any clumps of sugar occur during this process, don’t worry, they will melt in later.
- Carefully add the shallots and pears to the pan, season with salt and pepper, turn the heat down to low and cook until slightly softened and caramelized, 4 to 5 minutes, gently stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, retrieve puff pastry from the fridge, unroll it and poke a few times with a fork to allow steam to escape.
- Remove the pan from the heat, arrange the shallots and pears into an even layer and carefully drape the pastry overtop. Using a small spoon or butter knife, tuck the pastry down around the shallots and pears into the sides of the pan.
- Transfer to the oven and bake until the pastry is golden, puffed and crisp, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow the tart to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before running a knife around the edge and, wearing oven mitts, very carefully and quickly inverting onto a rimmed serving plate, being careful of the hot caramel. Set aside.
- For the garnish: In a large bowl, whisk together the mustard, sherry vinegar, honey and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss in the arugula.
- Top the tarte with the dressed arugula and scatter with the walnuts and blue cheese. Slice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 481 |
| Total Fat | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 48 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 20 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Sodium | 497 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 481 |
| Total Fat | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 48 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 20 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Sodium | 497 mg |
Reviews
This looked good but I just wasn’t sure. My daughter made it for dinner tonight and WOW! It was delicious, can’t wait to have it again. Next time we will double up on the arugula topping.
This recipe is pretty easy to make and really tasty. The puff pastry works like a beautiful crust/shell and I could cut through the pears and shallots with a butter knife. I thought the brown sugar might be a bit to sweet but you don’t even know it’s there. I didn’t have arugula so I did a chiffonade dice on some fresh spinach and that worked out great. I’ll definitely make this dish again.