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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 2 tarts, you will need:

1 300 g cooked potatoes
2 100 g butter
3 300 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
4 300 g cooked spinach
5 200 g Bechamel sauce
6 60 g grated cheese
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 1,260 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 300 g cooked potatoes fairly small.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Put in a bowl, salt and pepper, then add 100 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 300 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 200 g Bechamel sauce on top.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

And finish with 60 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
1,736 Kcal or 7,268 Kj	48 gr	199 gr	224 gr
87 %	18 %	19 %	34 %

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 2 tarts : 3.85 €
Per tart : 1.93 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Eggs Comtoise, Mont d'or in brioche, Baked Camembert with Walnuts, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Creamy artichokes, ... All
	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato tart, Saint Honoré cake, Little caramelized peach tarts, Express apple tart, Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin slices with spinach, Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Spinach Croque-monsieur , Feta and spinach brik pie, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Bolognaise lasagne, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Potato and broccoli gratin, Ham and endives au gratin, ... All

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