Sweet apples and cranberries balance the sharp flavor of blue cheese in an eye-catching appetizer tart.
Apple and Blue Cheese Tart
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 medium shallots, finely chopped (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 medium apple, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch slices (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts
- 2 tablespoons sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (1 oz)
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 red pearl onion, halved, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Make pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell using 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add shallots; cook 2 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove from heat.
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Step3Arrange apple slices in concentric circles in single layer in crust. Spread butter mixture over apples.
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Step4Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle nuts, cranberries, cheese and thyme over apples. Bake about 3 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown. Cool on cooling rack 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with onion.
Nutrition
130
Calories
9g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 140mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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