Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Tart Recipe

The finest restaurant in Lenox, Massachusetts, an award winning wine and spirits bar, and a stay in the Arthur Fiedler room make the Gateways Inn your new escape to serenity. You will find the Fiedler room European enthused by Italian marbled spacious floors, Venetian lace curtains tailoring French doors, a Mahogany library with a dry-bar, an antique armoire aside the French Aubusson bedding print. Tie up your nights at the Gateways Inn Restaurant for a purely fresh meal with the talented Culinary Team offering Creative and Contemporary American dishes supporting locally grown food. Experience the recent bar and lounge, "La Terrazza", for some dessert, cocktails, cappuccino, and most certainly a glass of wine. With an Award of Excellence from Wine Spectators and Sante' Magazine, endeavor their vast selection of sophisticated Italian and American wines to fit your taste. After you stay, try this Gateways Inn recipe to remember that classy and refined European feel.

Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Tarts

Makes 15 small tarts

Tarts:

Pie or unflavored pizza dough

Olive oil

Goat cheese spread:

1 (8-ounce) package goat cheese, softened

1/2  cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Dash of salt and white pepper

Caramelized onions:

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 large yellow or Spanish onions, thinly sliced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon sugar

2 teaspoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley

For the tarts: Preheat oven to 350˚F. On a floured surface, roll out pie or pizza dough 1/8-inch thick. Cut dough into 15 (4-inch) circles. Pierce dough randomly with a fork. Brush lightly with olive oil. Bake for 5-7 minutes, until golden brown and crisp. Remove from oven and cool.

For the goat cheese spread: Combine all spread ingredients.

For the caramelized onions: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over low heat. Add onions and cook until translucent. Add garlic, salt, pepper and s

ugar; cook for about 10-15 minutes, until onions are dark brown and sweet. Stir in parsley. Remove from heat and cool.

To assemble: Spread some goat cheese mixture over each crust. Spread caramelized onions over goat cheese. Bake for 5-7 minutes. Serve immeadiately and enjoy.