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Leek and tuna loaf

This loaf is a savoury cake (quite popular in France) made with tinned tuna and leeks that have been lightly cooked with shallot.

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Last modified on: October 3^rd 2010

Keywords for this recipe:Loaf Savoury cake Leeks Tuna

For 1 savoury cake, you will need:

0 1 leek
1 1 shallot
2 2 tablespoons olive oil
3 250 g flour
4 4 eggs
5 100 ml olive oil
6 10 g baking powder
7 30 g butter
8 200 g tuna in oil
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,065 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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31 min.	47 min.	1 hour 18 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Heat the oven to 210°C (420°F).

Prepare 1 leek and 1 shallot.

Then finely chop both of them.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat.

When hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper and cook for 1 or 2 minutes while stirring.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Add the chopped leek and leave to cook uncovered until the leek is just tender but still slightly crunchy.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

In a food processor bowl, put: 250 g flour, 4 eggs, 100 ml olive oil, 10 g baking powder, 30 g butter, pepper and salt. Mix on slow speed until the mixture is smooth.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Add the leek and 200 g tuna in oil to the mixture and mix well.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Pour the mixture into a loaf tin or mould and bake.

Stage 7 - 40 min.

Leave to cook for about 40 minutes; the top should be golden brown and the middle just cooked, because if it is overcooked, the cake tends to dry out.

Remarks

This loaf can be eaten cold or warm, and sliced then cut into cubes it is perfect to serve with aperitifs.

The varied possibilities of savoury cakes are limited only by your imagination. Use this basic recipe for the mixture, and add anything you like: ham, cheese, bacon, olives, etc.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,212 Kcal or 13,448 Kj	102 gr	208 gr	219 gr
161 %	39 %	20 %	33 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
302 Kcal or 1,264 Kj	10 gr	20 gr	21 gr
15 %	4 %	2 %	3 %

Per savoury cake
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,212 Kcal or 13,448 Kj	102 gr	208 gr	219 gr
161 %	39 %	20 %	33 %

% 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 savoury cake : 4.02 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toasted-flour biscuits, Gâteau Nantais, Plum and hazelnut crumble, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, Lemon and lime cakes, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tomato ladybirds, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Cucumber and salmon salad, Gribouille dressing, Cretan salad, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fruit crémeux, Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, Crackers, Lobster Thermidor, Spinach Croque-monsieur , ... All
	Baking powder: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon and lime cakes, Breton sablé biscuit dough, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, French Family Cake, Buckwheat almond biscuits, ... All

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