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.
21K 3 4.7
Last modified on: June 13th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 tarts, you will need:
- 1
15.8 oz cooked potatoes - 2
5.5 oz butter - 3
15.8 oz Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 4
15.8 oz cooked spinach - 5
10.6 oz Bechamel sauce - 6
3.2 oz grated cheese - 7
salt - 8
pepper
How long does it take?
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 15.8 oz cooked potatoes fairly small.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Put in a bowl, salt and pepper, then add 5.5 oz 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 15.8 oz 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 10.6 oz Bechamel sauce on top.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
And finish with 3.2 oz 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 |
| 2,603 Kcal or 10,898 Kj | 72 gr | 299 gr | 336 gr |
| 130 % | 28 % | 28 % | 51 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 tarts : 5.77 €
- Per tart : 1.92 €
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: Olive twists, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Small foie gras pasties, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Thin endive tart, ... All |
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Omelette, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Creamy rice with spinach, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, ... All |
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Comtois surprise bread, Salad paysanne, Tartiflette, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Croque-monsieur , Asparagus and spinach gratin, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Ham "friand" pie, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, ... All |
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