Leek and Mimolette tart

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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 Mimolette
• 6 300 g shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
• 7 salt
• 8 pepper
• Total weight: 1,520 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	45 min.	1 hour 20 min.

Step by step recipe

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.
2	Prepare 250 g bechamel sauce.
3	Take off the heat and add 2 eggs while beating.
4	Add 150 g Mimolette and mix again. Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
5	Roll out the pastry and line the tart tin or mould. Spread the leeks evenly in the bottom.
6	Pour the bechamel sauce on top and spread evenly.
7	If you have time, decorate the top with small pieces of Mimolette.
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.

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