Leek and Mimolette tart
This baked tart has a shortcrust pastry case, filled with a layer of chopped, braised leeks topped with a bechamel sauce with eggs and Mimolette cheese.
32,0744/5 for 19 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: March 22th 2015
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 0
3 leeks - 1
4 tablespoons olive oil - 2
8.8 oz Bechamel sauce - 3
2 eggs - 4
5.3 oz grated cheese - 5
10.6 oz Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) - 6
salt - 7
pepper
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 33 min. | 43 min. | 1 hour 16 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Keeping:
A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 8 min.
Prepare 3 leeks and chop finely.
Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat, add the leeks, stir and cover. Turn the heat right down and leave to cook gently in their own juices.
As soon as the leeks are cooked (about 8 minutes), take the lid off, remove form the heat, salt and pepper, then set aside.
Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat, add the leeks, stir and cover. Turn the heat right down and leave to cook gently in their own juices.
As soon as the leeks are cooked (about 8 minutes), take the lid off, remove form the heat, salt and pepper, then set aside.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Prepare 8.8 oz Bechamel sauce.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Take off the heat and add 2 eggs while beating.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Stage 5 - 12 min.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Pour the bechamel sauce on top and spread evenly.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
If you have time, decorate the top with small pieces of Mimolette.
Stage 8 - 35 min.
Bake for about 35 minutes.
Remarks
This works best with Mimolette, preferably aged, but if you don't have any, use any other cheese you like (Comté, Gruère, Cheddar, etc.).
You can bake the emplty pastry base blind for 10 minutes to make it crisper, but this is not essential.
You can bake the emplty pastry base blind for 10 minutes to make it crisper, but this is not essential.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,085 Kcal or 8,729 Kj | 89 gr | 218 gr | 237 gr |
| 104 % | 34 % | 21 % | 36 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 137 Kcal or 574 Kj | 6 gr | 14 gr | 16 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,085 Kcal or 8,729 Kj | 89 gr | 218 gr | 237 gr |
| 104 % | 34 % | 21 % | 36 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 4.85 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican tart, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Quiche Lorraine, Gisèle's Pasties, Salmon and leek fondue tart, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Potato and broccoli gratin, Scallops au gratin, Croque-monsieur, Montlebon toast, ... All |
| Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Duck Parmentier, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Cheese Soufflé, Aperitif rolls, ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican ceviche, Couscous, Mozzarella pasta bake, Lille style chicken, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, ... All |
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