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Thin spinach and potato tart

A savoury tart with a thin puff pastry base, crushed potatoes, spinach, bechamel sauce and topped with a sprinkling of grated cheese.

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Last modified on: June 13^th 2021

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For 1 tart, you will need:

1 150 ml cooked potatoes
2 51.6 ml butter
3 150 ml Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
4 150 ml cooked spinach
5 100 ml Bechamel sauce
6 30 ml grated cheese
7 salt
8 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	10 min.	30 min.	58 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Chop 150 ml cooked potatoes fairly small.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Put in a bowl, salt and pepper, then add 51.6 ml butter in small pieces. Mix well by mashing together with a fork, as coarsely or finely as you prefer.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Roll out 150 ml Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) into a roughly 9-inch (22 cm) circle and lay on a sheet of cooking parchment, laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Spread a layer of crushed potato on the puff pastry base.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add a layer of spinach.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Spread the 100 ml Bechamel sauce on top.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

And finish with 30 ml grated cheese.

Stage 8 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

Leave to cool slightly before serving.

Remarks

If you don't have bechamel sauce, add extra grated cheese to make up for it.

Keeping

Best eaten without delay, but can be reheated.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
868 Kcal or 3,634 Kj	24 gr	100 gr	112 gr
43 %	9 %	9 %	17 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
138 Kcal or 578 Kj	4 gr	16 gr	18 gr
7 %	1 %	1 %	3 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
868 Kcal or 3,634 Kj	24 gr	100 gr	112 gr
43 %	9 %	9 %	17 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 1 tart : 1.92 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Yvetot Douillons, Koulibiak in pie dish, Vegetable rosette tart, Courgette tart with mint, Quiche Bretonne, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Feta and spinach brik pie, ... All
	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Croque-monsieur potatoes, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Oven omelette, Salad paysanne, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moussaka, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, Ham and endives au gratin, Bolognaise lasagne, ... All

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