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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

Change these quantities to make: 1 tart 2 tarts 3 tarts

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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
2,997 Kcal or 12,548 Kj	252 gr	1,345 gr	1,245 gr
150 %	97 %	127 %	189 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
238 Kcal or 996 Kj	20 gr	107 gr	99 gr
12 %	8 %	10 %	15 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,498 Kcal or 6,272 Kj	126 gr	673 gr	623 gr
75 %	48 %	63 %	94 %

% 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: Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Green Piedmont Salad, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Salad paysanne, ... All
	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beef Wellington, Quiche Bretonne, Small foie gras pasties, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Verbena flan, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy rice with spinach, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Feta and spinach brik pie, Gratin slices with spinach, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potato and broccoli gratin, Croque-monsieur potatoes, Italian style gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All

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