Cheese, leek & potato tortilla
Cooking time
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 12 minsSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 4A quick, thick Spanish omelette that's a brilliant way to use up leftover potatoes and cheese with eggs
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 277
- protein
- 16g
- carbs
- 11g
- fat
- 19g
- saturates
- 9g
- fibre
- 1g
- sugar
- 1g
- salt
- 0.81g
Ingredients
- butter, for frying
- 1 leek, thinly sliced
- 225g potatoes cooked and cooled (about 1-2 medium size ones)
- 6 eggs
- 85g cheddar
- 1 tbsp sage, finely chopped (or 1 tsp dried sage), optional
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Method
- Melt a knob of butter in a medium, nonstick frying pan, then cook the leek for about 5 mins until softened. Meanwhile, cut the potatoes in half, then into slices about ½cm thick. Beat the eggs, season, then stir in the cheese and sage.
- Add a little extra butter to the pan if needed, tip in the potatoes, then the egg mixture. Turn the heat to low, then cook for 10 mins until nearly set. Place under a hot grill, then cook for a couple of mins more until the top is set and golden. Slice into wedges and serve with a green salad.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2008
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
i used left over potatoes and fried them gently first to give them some colour. also had sliced green beans and peas left from sunday so threw those in too along with spring onions and streaky bacon. you could go on forever with ingredients and have a different version every time. its a great way to get the veg phobic in the house getting some of their 5 a day!
Made this quite a few times, although I use spring onion rather than leek, think it would be a bit bland with leek. Think the cheese being part of the egg mix and the sage helps this to taste good.
Today didn't have much in so I whipped this up with normal onions and sweetcorn, and used emmental as I'm in France so there's a lack of cheddar...looking forward to eating it!
Would have been 5 stars but the recipe was not as clear as other recipe's because of the potatoes needing to be cooked first only being mentioned in the ingredients list and I clearly didn't pay enough attention!
Just make sure you do cook the potatoes before you realise you need them - I clearly missed this and then had to add some water to the pan to help the cooking process along!
I made it for my mum for tea as I had cooked another recipe for my brother and I and she wanted more! I used some red onions and garlic instead of leek and added some red kidney beans and peas. Also used Emmental cheese as had run out of cheddar but that probably added to the flavour and I must say it smelt wonderful - could really smell the Sage even though it was only dried Sage!
Definitely needed some colour to it, I think next time I make it I will add some mushrooms and peppers.
This was another hit in our house, had to cook the potatoes for this dish and let cool slightly, used a couple of med onions instead of leeks. Also didn`t have sage so just sprinkled in some dried parsley( I know!), and a good sprinkle of paprika, and seasoned well. Very easy to make, and a good dish to make if you have not much in your pantry/ fridge. Kids have taken some in their lunch boxes today. Will definitely be making again, great for a quick meal after work.
Loved this! Added 1/4 red pepper and a couple of rashers of chopped bacon to the leeks and reduced eggs down to 5, although 4 may have been enough. I cut potato into slices first and then boiled them until soft. Also, a nice mature cheddar is needed. Really lovely hot and cold for supper - will definitely make again.
