Savory Apple Tart Recipe with Thyme, Caramelized Onion & Gruyere (2024)

This Savory Apple Tart recipe features thyme, caramelized onions and gruyere cheese. A wonderful vegetarian meal, especially when served alongside a simple green salad.

Make this easy Savory Apple Tart recipe this fall and feel like a domestic goddess!

I’m a little worried because John caught a sick bug last night. Scratchy throat, cough, sad puppy eyes, the works.

Why do guys turn into helpless babies when they’re sick? I find it kind of endearing, actually. I like making him tea and taking care of him.

But so help me if I catch what he’s got.

It can’t happen. I have the most insane schedule next week. Like Monday-Sunday, morning-night cooking jobs. No breaks, no days off. Not every week is so jam-packed, but this one is.

So…getting sick is not an option. And the thing that sucks about being self-employed is that there’s no such thing as paid sick days. If you can’t work, you don’t make money.

So I am careful and committed when it comes to staying sick-free. If someone so much as sneezes in my vicinity I’m running off to Whole Foods to pick up every immune boosting concoction in stock .

Oregano oil, echinacea, elderberry, give me all of it. This method has worked out really well so far; I haven’t been sick in years (I hope I’m not jinxing myself).

Keeping illness at bay keeps me in the kitchen so that I can keep making deliciously fancy things like this Savory Apple Tart recipe. What is it about a savory tart that makes you feel like a domestic goddess?

I totally channeled my inner Ina with this apple tart recipe. It’s got nutty gruyere, caramelized onion, a hint of Dijon, tangy green apple and it’s accented with fresh thyme.

How to make this Savory Apple Tart recipe:

Use pre-made pie dough to save time!

Of course I prefer making the dough from scratch, but let’s say it’s a weeknight and you’ve got a sick hubby laid up on the couch to tend to and you just need to get a delicious dinner on the table in a hurry.

Here’s a little shortcut to get thissavory apple thyme tart on the table lickety-split: use pre-made pie dough. It will save you tons of time with equally delicious results.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pre-made chilled dough and press into two six-inch tart pans, trimming off excess. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Blind bake your tart shell:

Preheat the oven to 375°. Line the dough with a piece of parchment paper and top with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 20 minutes. This step is called blind baking and will prevent the crust from getting soggy once filled.

Remove the parchment and weights. Continue baking until the crust is golden brown and crisp, about 10 minutes more. Transfer tart pans to a wire rack and let cool slightly. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°

Make the filling:

In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter with olive oil and swirl the pan around to combine both fats. Add the sliced onions and cook until lightly browned and starting to caramelize. This should take about 8 minutes per side. Remove the pan from the heat.

In a small bowl, stir together the crème fraîche and mustard and spread evenly over the pie crust. Sprinkle with half of the grated cheese and the thyme leaves. Arrange the apple slices and onions on top. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and season with salt and pepper.

Bake on the top oven rack until the pastry is golden and the cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes, then garnish with thyme, cut into slices and serve.

Which apples are best for this tart recipe?

• No pie weights for blind baking? No problem! Use sugar instead (here’s a how-to) ! This method comes with a bonus: faintly caramelized granulated sugar – the best for baking banana bread!
• Use a wide skillet for caramelizing the onions. This gives the water room to evaporate, allowing the onions to caramelize rather than steam.
• If you feel like onions are getting too brown around the edges reduce your heat a bit.

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