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Leek and Mimolette tart

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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.

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Last modified on: March 22^th 2015

For 1 tart, you will need:

• 1 3 leeks
• 2 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 250 g Bechamel sauce
• 4 2 eggs
• 5 150 g grated cheese
• 6 300 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
• 7 salt
• 8 pepper
• Total weight: 1,520 grams

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
33 min.	43 min.	1 hour 16 min.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

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Stage 1 - 8 min.

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.

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Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare 250 g Bechamel sauce.

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Stage 3 - 2 min.

Take off the heat and add 2 eggs while beating.

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Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add 150 g grated cheese (Mimolette if possible) and mix again.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

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Stage 5 - 12 min.

Roll out the pastry and line the tart tin or mould.

Spread the leeks evenly in the bottom.

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Stage 6 - 2 min.

Pour the bechamel sauce on top and spread evenly.

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Stage 7 - 5 min.

If you have time, decorate the top with small pieces of Mimolette.

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Stage 8 - 35 min.

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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,366 Kcal or 14,093 Kj	89 gr	218 gr	237 gr
168 %	34 %	21 %	36 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
221 Kcal or 925 Kj	6 gr	14 gr	16 gr
11 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,366 Kcal or 14,093 Kj	89 gr	218 gr	237 gr
168 %	34 %	21 %	36 %

% 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 : 4.85 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Quiche Lorraine, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Deep leek and potato quiche, Gisèle's Pasties, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Croque-monsieur , Croque-monsieur, Bolognaise lasagne, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Endives , ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Mornay, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Quick stuffed courgettes, Oxtail Parmentier, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Souda salad, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Tagliatelle with cockles, ... All

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