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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal565
  • fat44g
  • saturates21g
  • carbs32g
  • sugars3g
  • fibre4g
  • protein13g
  • salt1.04g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat a frying pan with a lid over a medium heat and add the oil. Cook the leeks, with the lid on, stirring occasionally until just tender – about 5 mins. Set aside.

  • step 2

    On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry and cut out a rough 26cm circle – use a big dinner plate as a template. Cover a baking tray with baking parchment, sprinkle the polenta or semolina over it, and place the pastry circle on top. Score a circle about 2cm from the edge. Spread the leeks out evenly inside the scored circle, then bake for 10 mins until the edges have puffed up. Remove from the oven and turn heat down to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bring a medium pan of water to the boil.

  • step 3

    Blanch the broccoli in the boiling water for 1 min, then drain and cool under running water. Drain again and arrange on top of the leeks. Mix together the crème fraîche, Parmesan, egg yolks and some seasoning, then pour evenly over the veg. Sprinkle with the flaked almonds. Bake the tart for 15-20 mins until golden. Serve warm or cold.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2010

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A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.8 ratings

Homecook15

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This is a really lovely dish and so simple with using ready made pastry. You can substitute different vegetables dependent on your taste. Next time I'll swap the broccoli for some sliced mushrooms.

gxf00u

tip

I would substitute broccoli for asparagus and add either thick cut ham or chunks of smoked salmon. Cheesy sauce was nice.

AlbinoPlatypus

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Made this last night for my meat eating boyfriend and he was very impressed! Was very easy to make and actually turned out looking like the photo for once! I'm vegetarian so I used strong mature cheese rather than Parmesan. Also didn't have a big enough baking tray so used a pizza tray (the circular…

elooniknik

Absolutely delicious! Used up some uneaten sprouting broccoli from the back of the fridge. Just rolled the pastry square instead of trimming and wasting any, will certainly be having this again.

janbomyers

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Great!

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