These are a delicious option for lunch or morning or afternoon tea. The sweetness of the beetroot is enhanced with roasting with a bit of honey in addition to the sticky onion jam and is balanced by the salty feta and the savoury walnuts . This recipe makes 8 tarts which are fairly large , each being a quarter of a sheet of puff pastry.
The addition of steam to the roasting and the pastry cooking avoids the beetroot drying out and also creates a puffier pastry, but if you dont have a steam or steam assist oven you will still get a delicious result with a regular dry oven .
If you are short on time you can use a pre purchased onion jam.
For 8 tarts:
3-4 beetroot, peeled and diced to 1-2cm size
2 T olive oil
1 t fennel seeds
salt and pepper
1 T honey
200gm feta cheese
1/2 cup walnut pieces.
2 sheets puff pastry.
For Onion Jam:
3-4 red onions sliced
2 T olive oil
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2t mustard seeds
1t fennel seeds
2-3 star anise.