Caramelised Shallot & Thyme Tarte Tatin

Name: Caramelised Shallot & Thyme Tarte Tatin
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 Banana shallots, halved lengthways; 1 tbsp Thyme leaves; 30 g Butter; 2 tbsp Sugar; 2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar; 1 sheet Ready-rolled puff pastry; 75 g Goat's cheese (optional)

1 hr · serves 4

Crops from your garden in this recipe: 🧅 Shallot 🌿 Thyme

Ingredients

8 Banana shallots, halved lengthways (grown in the garden)
1 tbsp Thyme leaves (grown in the garden)
30 g Butter
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1 sheet Ready-rolled puff pastry
75 g Goat's cheese (optional)

Green items are crops you can grow yourself.

Method

Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan).
Melt the butter and sugar in an ovenproof frying pan. Add the shallots cut-side down and cook for 8 minutes until caramelised.
Add the vinegar and thyme and cook for 2 minutes until sticky, then take off the heat.
Cut the pastry slightly larger than the pan and lay it over the shallots, tucking in the edges.
Bake for 25 minutes until puffed and golden.
Rest for 5 minutes, then flip onto a plate and top with crumbled goat's cheese.