Onion Tart (Low Carb)

Onion Tart

An onion tart is, more or less, a quiche. There's no bacon and there's quite a bit of onions. If you want, you can use Walla Walla onions or Vidalia onions for sweetness. Onions are not high carb vegetables, so go ahead and have a slice or two or three.

ONION TART

Crust

1 1/2 cups of almond flour (or hazelnut flour)
1/4 cup butter, melted
pinch of salt (sea salt preferably)
1/4 cup of baking soda (if using)

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, butter, salt and baking soda together. Press into a 9" removable bottom quiche pan. Bake until you get your desired color, about 10-15 minutes. Cool. Here, I used half almond flour and half hazelnut flour. There's 5 grams of net carbs per 1/4 cup as opposed to 22 grams for wheat flour.

Onion filling

2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 teaspoons of thyme (dried)
2 teaspoons of clarified butter
3 eggs
1 1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup Gruyere cheese (or Swiss), grated
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
nutmeg, to taste

Warm large skillet to medium heat and add butter and fry onions until they are slightly brown, about 10-15 minutes. Add thyme, mix, and let cool. Mix eggs, cream and cheese together. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg and stir. Spread onions into pan, pour egg mixture in and bake for 35 minutes and let it rest at least 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!