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 13th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
150 g cooked potato - 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
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 150 g cooked potato 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 868 Kcal or 3,634 Kj | 24 gr | 100 gr | 112 gr |
| 43 % | 9 % | 9 % | 17 % |
| 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 1 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.
Source
Home made.
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: Tomato tart, How to cook caramelized puff pastry well, Yvetot Douillons, Maroilles cheese quiche, Apple and pear tart, ... All |
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Spinach brik parcels, Gratin slices with spinach, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, Langres-style spinach, ... All |
 | Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Salad paysanne, Creamy artichokes, Chard and potato gratin, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops au gratin, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Spinach Mornay, ... All |
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