Cheddar cheese and caramelised onion tart

Delicious hot or cold, this cheddar cheese and onion tart is simple to make.

Cheddar cheese and caramelised onion tart
Pilgrims choice
By Saga Magazine | Published - 29 Jun 2026
Prep time
20 mins
Cooking Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Ingredients

  • 1 pack short crust pastry
  • 500g onions
  • 3 tblsp olive oil
  • Thyme leaves
  • 2 eggs
  • 200 mls milk
  • 150g Pilgrims Choice Vintage Cheddar (grated)

Method

To make the pastry

  1. Roll out the shortcrust pastry on a floured board.
  2. Fill a fairly deep pie dish and chill for 10 minutes.
  3. Blind bake the pastry for 10 minutes on a heat of 190°C (weigh it down with baking beans or rolled up balls of foil)
  4. Fry the onions in the olive oil and add the thyme and pepper.
  5. Cook until soft and tinged brown, approximately 15 minutes, and fill the pastry case
  6. Beat the eggs and milk, and half the cheddar.
  7. Add to the onions and sprinkle the remaining grated cheddar on the top.
  8. Finally bake for 30 to 40 minutes until golden brown.

Our thanks to Pilgrims Choice for this recipe.

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