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Red Onion and Goat’s Cheese Tart THIS IS such an easy recipe and you can make it a little more special by spreading the pastry base with pesto sauce or tapenade. Mmmmm delicious!
FEB 26 MARCH 26 - MARCH - APRIL 4 2010 1 2010 METHOD 1. Heat the oil in a large, heavy based frying pan, add the onions and sauté over a low heat for about 10 minutes or until nice and soft – you will need to stir them occasionally to stop them browning. 2. Add the thyme and balsamic vinegar and seasoning. Continue to cook for a further five minutes. Leave to cool. 3. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/ Gas 7. Unroll the pastry and cut four rounds – you can use a 15cm/6in plate for this. Dampen a baking sheet and place the pastry on top. Using the point of a knife score a border approximately 2cm/¾in inside the edge of each round.
INGREDIENTS 15ml/1 tsp olive oil 450g/1lb red onions, sliced 30ml/2tbsp fresh thyme or 10ml/2sp dried 15ml/1tbsp balsamic vinegar 425g/15oz packet ready-rolled puff pastry 115g/4oz goat’s cheese, cubed 1 egg, beaten Salt and freshly ground black pepper Thyme sprigs for garnish
The Garden Club of Vega Baja March meeting NEXT MONTH, the speaker will be Ron Harris, a rose expert, who will share some of his vast knowledge of rose growing. The meeting will be at the ‘Venue’ on the lemon tree road on Monday 5th April (Easter Monday), 14.00 – 16.00. Later in the month there is a coach trip planned to the Torre Pacheco market gardens to learn about vegetable growing from ‘seed to dish’. This is a tour lasting about three hours and should be of interest to all. All enquiries to Val on 966 716 527.
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4. Divide the onions between the pastry rounds and place the goat’s cheese on top. Brush the edge of each round with the beaten egg and bake for 25-30 minutes. 5. Garnish before serving.
Mary, Los Montesinos Don’t forget: if you have a recipe that you would like featured in RTN please email to rtnmail@roundtownnews.com
Walking routes in Almoradí NEXT SATURDAY 3rd April, starting at the Tourist Info, there will be a Guided Tour of the interesting buildings of Almoradí. The Holy Week will turn this route into the most special of the year. At the end of the tour, the group will be given a concert by the students of the Music Conservatory at the Chapel of C/España. The tour starts at 10.30 and you can join either at the Tourist Info or by sending an email to almoradi@touristinfo.net. This year a new Green Walk is to take place on Saturday 3rd April, at 10.30. The route is to be the ‘Mazones Route,’ estimated to take about 1 hour 45 minutes. Those interested might enroll by sending an email to almoradi@touristinfo.net or to Tourist Information.
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