Alsatian Tart Flatbread

Ingredients

• 1 Yellow Onion
• 3 Thyme Sprigs
• 1 Fuji Apple
• 2 fl. oz. Heavy Whipping Cream
• 3 oz Shredded Swiss Cheese
• 2 Naan Flatbreads
• 1 oz Baby Arugula
• ½ oz Hazelnut Pieces
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper

Instructions

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   Cook Within: Caramelizing onions is one of cooking’s most satisfying transformations that rewards patience and a little diligence. Once water in onions evaporates during first few minutes of cooking, onions will soften, and their complex blend of natural sugars will begin to darken and Alsatian refers the region in eastern France known as Alsace, bordering Germany and Switzerland. Famous Alsatians include Jean Arp, Pope Saint Leo IX, and Sam Marx, who came to America and fathered six sons, four of whom would become the Marx Brothers.

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   Prepare the Ingredients: Halve and peel onion. Cut into ¼” slices. Stem thyme and coarsely chop. Quarter apple, core, and cut into ¼” slices. Cut a quarter of slices into

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   Assemble the Flatbreads: Place flatbread on clean countertop. Spread on cheese sauce and add apple slices (reserve matchsticks for salad) in a single layer. Add caramelized onions and top with remaining Swiss Caramelize the Onions Place a medium pan over high heat. Add 2 tsp. olive oil and onions to hot pan. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden brown and tender, 6-9 minutes. Stir in half the thyme (reserve remaining for garnish) and remove from burner.

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   Bake the Flatbreads: Place flatbreads directly on oven rack with prepared until cheese bubbles, 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining thyme.

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   Make the Cheese Sauce: Bring a small pot with cream to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, immediately remove from heat and stir or whisk in half the Swiss cheese (reserve remaining for flatbread) until smooth and thick enough to coat back of a spoon.

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   Plate the Dish: Place arugula, matchstick apples, and hazelnuts oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Top flatbreads with arugula salad and serve. Half is added to caramelized onions and remaining garnishes Ƀ Be careful when boiling cream. When it starts bubbling, immediately remove from burner and add cheese. Residual heat will melt cheese without breaking or over-reducing sauce. twice. Half is added to cheese sauce and remaining tops twice. Slices are added to flatbreads and matchsticks are the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time