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Thin spinach and potato tart

A savoury tart with a thin puff pastry base, crushed potatoes, spinach, bechamel sauce and topped with a sprinkling of grated cheese.

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Last modified on: June 13^th 2021

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For 1 tart, you will need:

1 150 g cooked potatoes
2 50 g butter
3 150 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
4 150 g cooked spinach
5 100 g Bechamel sauce
6 30 g grated cheese
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 630 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	10 min.	30 min.	58 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Chop 150 g cooked potatoes fairly small.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Put in a bowl, salt and pepper, then add 50 g butter in small pieces. Mix well by mashing together with a fork, as coarsely or finely as you prefer.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Roll out 150 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) into a roughly 9-inch (22 cm) circle and lay on a sheet of cooking parchment, laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Spread a layer of crushed potato on the puff pastry base.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add a layer of spinach.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Spread the 100 g Bechamel sauce on top.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

And finish with 30 g grated cheese.

Stage 8 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

Leave to cool slightly before serving.

Remarks

If you don't have bechamel sauce, add extra grated cheese to make up for it.

Keeping

Best eaten without delay, but can be reheated.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
868 Kcal or 3,634 Kj	24 gr	100 gr	112 gr
43 %	9 %	9 %	17 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
138 Kcal or 578 Kj	4 gr	16 gr	18 gr
7 %	1 %	1 %	3 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
868 Kcal or 3,634 Kj	24 gr	100 gr	112 gr
43 %	9 %	9 %	17 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 1 tart : 1.64 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Potatoes with smoked salmon, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Oven omelette, Salmon marinated like herring, ... All
	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry feuilleté, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Crusty cockle tart, Tart Tatin, Vegetable pie, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy spinach rolls, Spinach Mornay, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Spinach Mornay, Potato and broccoli gratin, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Gratin "grilled inside", ... All

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