Nicola Galloway: Caramelised Onion, Pumpkin & Feta Savoury Galette

I use thinly sliced raw squash or pumpkin for this savoury tart so it will cook evenly in the oven heat so no need to precook. Or you can use leftover roasted pumpkin. If you have time, you can make the pastry from scratch using a basic savoury shortcrust, or use store-bought butter puff pastry (one of my fall-back freezer staples for a quick dinner) rolled to shape as outlined in the recipe.

Caramelised Onion, Pumpkin & Feta Savoury Galette Photo: Nicola Galloway

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 brown onion, thinly sliced
• Pinch of salt and sugar
• about 400g savoury shortcrust or butter puff pastry
• flour for dusting
• about 2 tbsp mix of rolled oats, pumpkin and sunflower seeds
• 300 g squash or pumpkin, peeled and thinly sliced to 3mm thickness
• salt and cracked pepper
• 100 g feta, crumbled
• milk for brushing

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan bake). If you have a pizza stone, place this on the middle rack of the oven to act as radiant heat to cook the base of the tart.

First, prepare the caramelised onion. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the sliced onion with a pinch each of salt and sugar until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.

On a lightly floured bench, roll the pastry out into 30cm wide circle. (If using store-bought pastry sheets you need to get creative with the rolling, or press the pastry into a round disc and roll from there.) Carefully lift the pastry and sprinkle the bench with the oat and seed mix in a large circle the size of the pastry. Lay the pastry over the top and firmly roll again to press the oats and seeds into the pastry.

Transfer the pastry onto a greased or lined baking tray. Spread with the caramelised onion, leaving a 5cm space around the edge for making the border of the galette. Evenly layer over the sliced pumpkin and season with salt and pepper. Scatter with the feta.

Carefully fold up and pleat the pastry to create the sides. Brush pastry with milk. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the pastry is golden and pumpkin is tender. Serve hot or cold with salad greens.