Leek and Mimolette tart


Leek and Mimolette tart
This baked tart has a shortcrust pastry case, filled with a layer of chopped, braised leeks topped with a bechamel sauce with eggs and Mimolette cheese.
73 K 4/5 (19 reviews)
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Last modified on: June 9th 2020
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 20 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 8 min.
Leek and Mimolette tart : Stage 1
Prepare 3 leeks and chop finely.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat, add the leeks, stir and cover. Turn the heat right down and leave to cook gently in their own juices.

As soon as the leeks are cooked (about 8 minutes), take the lid off, remove form the heat, salt and pepper, then set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.
Leek and Mimolette tart : Stage 2
Prepare 250 g bechamel sauce.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Leek and Mimolette tart : Stage 3
Take off the heat and add 2 eggs while beating.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Leek and Mimolette tart : Stage 4
Add 150 g Mimolette and mix again.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 5 - ⌛ 15 min.
Leek and Mimolette tart : Stage 5
Roll out the pastry and line the tart tin or mould.

Spread the leeks evenly in the bottom.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Leek and Mimolette tart : Stage 6
Pour the bechamel sauce on top and spread evenly.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Leek and Mimolette tart : Stage 7
If you have time, decorate the top with small pieces of Mimolette.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 35 min.
Leek and Mimolette tart : Stage 8
Bake for about 35 minutes.
Remarks
This works best with Mimolette, preferably aged, but if you don't have any, use any other cheese you like (Comté, Gruère, Cheddar, etc.).

You can bake the emplty pastry base blind for 10 minutes to make it crisper, but this is not essential.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: From Bertrand Simon.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe280 RDI=110 %1,320 RDI=130 %1,130 RDI=170 %3,340 RDI=170 %14,000 RDI: 170 %
Per 100 g20 RDI=7 %90 RDI=8 %70 RDI=10 %220 RDI=10 %920 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, egg
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  • For 1 tart : 7.90 €

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