Melting leek & goat's cheese pastries

Melting leek & goat's cheese pastries

Keep a roll of ready-rolled pastry in the freezer and you can create these easy tarts in no time at all

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 minutes

Method

  1. Cook the leeks with a knob of butter until tender. Cool slightly, season well and stir in the cream and half the egg.
  2. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cut the pastry into 4. Cut a diagonal slit about 1/2cm into each corner, then fold over each edge to make a narrow border.
  3. Divide the leek mix between the pastries and top with goat's cheese. Glaze the edges of the pastry with the rest of the egg, then bake for 25 minutes until golden and crisp.

Per serving

573 kcalories, protein 15g, carbohydrate 36.8g, fat 41.6 g, saturated fat 20.2g, fibre 1.4g, salt 1.39 g

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2009.

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    Really easy, extremely quick. Simple yet tangy taste.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 leeks , cleaned and sliced
  • butter
  • 4 tbsp double cream
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 375g ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 125g goat's cheese , crumbled
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Per serving

573 kcalories, protein 15g, carbohydrate 36.8g, fat 41.6 g, saturated fat 20.2g, fibre 1.4g, salt 1.39 g

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