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Leek and fresh tuna tart

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The puff pastry case is filled with a layer of leek, lightly fried chunks of fresh tuna and a quiche-style egg and cream mixture.

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Last modified on: February 9^th 2014

Keywords for this recipe:TartPuff pastryLeekTunaQuiche

For 1 tart, you will need:

• 0 300 g leek
• 1 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 250 g fresh tuna
• 3 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 3 eggs
• 5 2 egg yolks
• 6 100 ml cream
• 7 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
• 8 salt
• 9 pepper
• Total weight: 1,100 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
40 min.	35 min.	1 hour 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

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Stage 1 - 20 min.

Prepare and chop 300 g leek.

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Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cut 250 g fresh tuna into chunks, then salt and pepper lightly.

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Stage 3 - 5 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on high heat. When hot, add the tuna chunks.

Fry quickly, stirring frequently, until just starting to brown. They do not need to be cooked through.

Set aside.

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Stage 4 - 5 min.

Using the same pan, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil, then the chopped leeks.

Cook very lightly, stirring from time to time.

Salt and pepper after removing from the heat.

Set aside.

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Stage 5 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Mix in a bowl with a whisk: 3 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 100 ml cream, salt and pepper.

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Stage 6 - 5 min.

Roll out the puff pastry and line the tart tin or mould. Prick all over the base with a fork.

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Stage 7 - 2 min.

Spread the leeks in an even layer.

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Stage 8 - 3 min.

Arrange the chunks of tuna on top.

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Stage 9 - 2 min.

Pour the cream and egg mixture around the tuna chunks.

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Stage 10 - 25 min.

Bake for around 25 minutes.

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Stage 11

Serve warm or cold, with a green salad, for example.

Remarks

One way you can make this tart even better is to marinate the chunks of tuna before cooking in a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice.

Keeping:

A few days in the fridge.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,950 Kcal or 8,164 Kj	110 gr	93 gr	213 gr
97 %	42 %	9 %	32 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
177 Kcal or 741 Kj	10 gr	8 gr	19 gr
9 %	4 %	1 %	3 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,950 Kcal or 8,164 Kj	110 gr	93 gr	213 gr
97 %	42 %	9 %	32 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

• For 1 tart : 6.67 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Oeufs rabattus" with leeks, Gratin du Nord, Potimarron and leek soup, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All
	Fresh tuna: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quiche Bretonne, Spicy seafood plancha, Tender tuna, Seared tuna with lemon and lime, Marinated tuna with herbs, ... All
	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise tart for Seàn, Mini lemon millefeuilles, Caramelised apple pie, Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart, Vegetable rosette tart, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Vol-au-vent, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Blanquette of veal, ... All

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