Serves: 4 as a starter or 2 as a main

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 - 25 minutes


You Will Need:

250g puff pastry
50g butter
300g peeled whole round shallots
Salt and pepper
250ml port
10g Dijon mustard
10g honey
10ml white wine vinegar
50ml olive oil or hazelnut oil
100g goat’s cheese
50g whole blanched toasted hazelnuts or walnuts
50g wild rocket

What to do:

Roll out the puff pastry to 10 inch round.

Add 50g of the butter to an 8 inch non-stick oven-safe pan and allow to melt, then add the peeled shallots and season with the salt and pepper.

Cook on top of the stove gently or even in the oven until the shallots are ¾ cooked.

Add the port to the hot pan and cook on the top of the stove until all of the port has evaporated. Take the pan off the heat and allow the shallots to go cold.

Cover with the pastry and tuck the pastry down the sides of the pan to completely obscure the Shallots from your vision. Prick a few times with the tip of a small knife.

Cook in a pre-heated oven at 180C for 20–25 minutes.

Whilst it is in the oven make your vinaigrette by mixing the mustard, honey and vinegar together. Then slowly add in the oil to ensure the vinaigrette comes together and emulsifies. If preferred, you can also put the ingredients in a sealed jar and shake vigorously. 

Remove the pan from the oven and allow to settle for 5 minutes before turning out on to your chosen service dish.

Crumble over the goat’s cheese and scatter round the toasted hazelnuts.
Liberally spoon around the vinaigrette and scatter over the wild rocket. Serve immediately.

Submitted by www.UKshallot.com