4 to 6
Easy
15 minutes
45 minutesPreheat the oven to 160°C. Place 1 T butter, seasoning and garlic in a wide-bottomed pan. Add the onions, cut-side down.
Slowly fry the onions until they soften and the cut side is pale golden in colour. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Place the sugar in a saucepan and cook over a low heat until a caramel forms. Add the balsamic vinegar and the remaining butter. Pour a thin layer of caramel, about 2 to 3 mm thick, into a shallow saucepan or ovenproof tatin dish. Place the onions on top of the caramel, cut-side down.
Roll out the puff pastry to a thickness of 3 to 5 mm and cut out a disc slightly larger than the pan or tatin dish. Place over the shallots and tuck in the edges so the pastry forms a “cup” to hold in the shallots. Make a small air hole in the centre of the pastry and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden.
Turn out the tatin and serve garnished with wild rocket.
