Savory Cheesy Onion Tart

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pie crust, recipe (unbaked, i use my butter pie crust kittencal's no-fail buttery flaky pie pastry/crust for this, but you can use any favorite pastry recipe)
• 2 -3 fresh minced garlic cloves (use no more than 3 medium cloves of garlic, as it will overpower the other ingredients)
• 5 medium onions (peeled, cut in half and then sliced thinly, a processor works great for this!)
• 6 -8 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons butter
• 12 ounces whole mushrooms, sliced (can use less)
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary (can use 1 tablespoon chopped fresh)
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup fontina cheese, shredded
• 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded (can use 2 cups swiss cheese)

Recipe

• 1 for the pastry: prepare your favorite pastry recipe and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• 2 roll the dough between two pieces of wax paper into a 13-inch round and about 1/4-inch thick.
• 3 place the dough into a 9-1/2 inch tart pan with a removable bottom; trim any excess dough, leaving about 1/2-inch overhang.
• 4 fold the excess dough over the sides (if the dough is too soft to work with, refrigerate for about 20 minutes or freeze for 10 minutes).
• 5 prick the bottom of the shell all over with a fork.
• 6 line crust with foil and fill with dried beans.
• 7 bake in a 400° oven for 20 minutes or until very lightly coloured.
• 8 remove from oven and remove foil with the dry beans; set aside.
• 9 reduce the oven temperature to 350°.
• 10 for the filling: cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp; remove and set on paper towel.
• 11 drain all fat but about 2 tablespoons.
• 12 add the oil to the skillet, and heat to medium heat.
• 13 add in onions and garlic; saute for about 15 minutes or until soft, stirring more frequently towards the end of cooking time.
• 14 add in sliced mushrooms, rosemary, salt and pepper to skillet; cook for about 10 minutes, or until mushrooms are tender and onions are light golden brown in colour; remove from heat.
• 15 chop the bacon and add to the onion mixture.
• 16 combine both cheeses in a bowl and sprinkle half of the cheese into the bottom of the tart shell.
• 17 spoon the onion mixture over top of the cheese.
• 18 sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 19 bake for about 25 minutes, or until the cheese is golden.
• 20 serve hot or at room temperature.
• 21 delicious!