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Thin spinach and potato tart

Name: Thin spinach and potato tart
Prep time: 28 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 1 tart
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 150 g cooked potatoes; 50 g butter; 150 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); 150 g cooked spinach; 100 g bechamel sauce; 30 g grated cheese; salt; pepper

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

43 K 4.7/5 (3 reviews)

60 min.

Easy

1.95 €

1 tart

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: June 13^th 2021

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

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Resting: 10 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 60 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	130 RDI=50 %	670 RDI=60 %	620 RDI=90 %	1,500 RDI=80 %	6,270 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	20 RDI=8 %	110 RDI=10 %	100 RDI=20 %	240 RDI=10 %	1,000 RDI: 10 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 1 tart : 1.95 €

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