Cheese Tartine with Onion and Fig Jam
Ooey gooey tartine with caramelized onions and a sweet fig jam.
- Prep Time: 7 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8 tartines 1x
- Category: Side
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium onion (finely sliced)
- 8 slices sourdough bread (cut about 1 1/2-inch thick)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- fig jam
- good quality camembert cheese (the softer the better)
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large pan over medium heat, add oil and onion.
- Cook for about 15 minutes, until onions are golden brown and very tender.
- Lightly toast your bread in a toaster (lowest setting) or oven. The bread should be slightly crispy.
- Lay a sheet of tin foil in a tray and add bread slices.
- Spoon onions to cover the bread surface (a light layer).
- Add about two to three pieces of camembert cheese on top, centered. When the cheese melt, it will expand.
- Top with walnuts and using a knife and your fingers, scatter small dollops of fig jam, enough for have a taste per bite.
- Broil in the oven for 3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
Notes
Serve these tartine with this parsnip soup with herbes de Provence for a complete French meal!
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 222
- Sugar: 10.7 g
- Sodium: 347.1 mg
- Fat: 7.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1.4 g
- Protein: 7.5 g
- Cholesterol: 11.1 mg
Keywords: Appetizer, hors d'oeuvres, snack
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