This site uses only a few technical cookies necessary for its operation. By continuing to browse, you accept their use.
To find out more...
To find out more...
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.
42 K 4.7/5 (3 reviews)
60 min.
Easy
1.95 €
1 tart
8 IngredientsLast modified on: June 13th 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.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
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.
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
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 1.95 €
Change currency:
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Courgette tart with mint, Apple and pear tart, Cochelin d'Evreux, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Express apple tart, ... See them all 72
Cooked spinach
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, ... See them all 36
Cooked potatoes
Like these other recipes: Chard and potato gratin, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Creamy artichokes, Galette berrichone, Deep leek and potato quiche, ... See them all 57
Bechamel sauce
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, Bolognaise lasagne, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Harvest Gratin, ... See them all 31
Other recipes you may also like
Toasted almond cake
A layer cake, with toasted almonds in the chocolate part. July 5th 2016255 K4.4 2 hours 2 min.
Exotic fruit tart
An exotic fruit tart (bananas, kiwi and pineapple), with crisp pastry and almond cream which are cooked beforehand. It's a rather simple recipe, but the final result will impress your guests. May 27th 2020337 K5 2 hours 25 min.
Pear tart with almond cream
This is a very quick and easy tart to make, as everything (or almost) can be done in advance. A piece of sweetcrust pastry, some almond cream and pears? You have "everything you need". March 17th 2011379 K4.3 1 hour 15 min.
Bouquet garni
Used very frequently in French cuisine, a secret of French chefs, it adds flavour to a lot of recipes, and it's easy to prepare. The basic principle is to make a small bundle of herbs, bind them in green leek leaves and to tie it up, so that the whole thing can be removed and discarded easily after cooking. March 21th 2017434 K3.5 15 min.
Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble
A small ramekin filled with sausage sandwiched between two layers of cooked mushrooms, topped with a savoury crumble made with cancoillotte (a cheese typical of eastern France). All the French region of Franche-comté is in this recipe: Morteau sausage, cancoillotte cheese, and Jura white wine. May 10th 2023259 K 24.6 2 hours 45 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-12-14)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.