MINI LEEK TARTS
I decided to make traditional leek tart in a slightly non traditional way, few mini tarts instead of one, big round tart. I made it that way so my other half would eat it too. He's not much of a veggie guy so I mixed in some ham to his portion. That way I had my vegetarian leek tarts and he had ham and leek ones.
Provided by Be Nutritious
Categories Cheese
Time 50m
Yield 9 mini tarts, 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Chop of the green part from leek and cut lengthwise. Slice finely and in a sieve run under cold running water to clean from the soil dirt.
- On a skillet melt the butter and add leeks. Add salt, pepper and sweat few minutes until soft.
- In a bowl combine half & half, egg and shredded cheese. Add salt pepper and mix together. Add leek and stir the mixture around.
- Roll out the puff pastry and cut out nine uniform squares. Place each square in the muffin pan like on a picture.
- Spoon the mixture into each tart and bake in the oven preheated to 400ËšF for 30-40 min until the edges are nicely brown. Let cool slightly and transfer each tart to a plate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 768.7, Fat 56, SaturatedFat 23, Cholesterol 135.1, Sodium 369.5, Carbohydrate 46.7, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 2.4, Protein 20.6
HUEY'S MINI LEEK TARTS
Adapted from Huey's recipe for Mini Leek Tarts, which he has classified as a SNACK ATTACK recipe. Huey (Iain Hewitson) is an Australian chef: he has written several cooking books and hosts a popular TV cooking show each weekday. If you preferred, you could use this recipe to make one larger tart, but if you do this, remember to adjust the cooking times. I have added onion and garlic to Huey's original recipe as the combination of leeks, onions and garlic - if you have not tried it - is truly delicious. Australian Tasty Cheese is a yellow, fairly flavoursome cheese used a lot in cooking. Vary the cheese to suit what's on hand and your taste preferences.
Provided by bluemoon downunder
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 50m
Yield 24 mini leek tarts, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Boil the water, add the leeks, salt, to taste and butter and continue boiling until the water has almost evaporated. Then turn heat down and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the leeks are very tender. Then drain thoroughly.
- While the leeks are simmering, place the chopped onion and minced garlic in a microwave-safe dish with the 1/2 teaspoon of butter and microwave for probably about a minute (try 1/2 a minute first) or until the onion and garlic have just softened.
- Beat the eggs, the cream, the ¼ cup of grated cheese, the nutmeg and seasonings. Then add the leeks, the onions and garlic and mix thoroughly so that they are well-combined.
- With the olive oil spray, lightly spray 2 mini muffin trays (24 cups) and cut out circles from the pastry sheets, just slightly larger than the muffin tins.
- Gently push the pastry rounds into each cup and spread the leek mixture evenly between the cups, being careful not to over fill the cups. Then top each tart with a little grated tasty cheese and cook in the oven for about 12 to 15 minutes or until the tarts are golden. As ovens vary so much, it's a good idea to check them after 10 minutes. And if you know your oven is inclined to burn things, place a piece of kitchen loosely on top of the tarts for perhaps the first part of the cooking, and perhaps only add the additional grated cheese when you remove the foil.
- NOTE: If you want to freeze the tarts, firstly put them in the freezer (cooled, but as is) for 1-2 hours. Then remove them from the tins and transfer to an airtight container, placing baking paper between each layer. To cook, put them back into the muffin tins and cook from frozen.
MINI LEEK TARTS
Categories Vegetable Appetizer Bake Cocktail Party Vegetarian Quick & Easy Wedding New Year's Eve
Yield 9 tarts
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Chop of the green part from leek and cut lengthwise. Slice finely and in a sieve run under cold running water to clean from the soil dirt. On a skillet melt the butter and add leeks. Add salt, pepper and sweat few minutes until soft. In a bowl combine half & half, egg and shredded cheese. Add salt pepper and mix together. Add leek and stir the mixture around. Roll out the puff pastry and cut out nine uniform squares. Place each square in the muffin pan. Spoon the mixture into each tart and bake in the oven preheated to 400˚F for 30-40 min until the edges are nicely brown. Let cool slightly and transfer each tart to a plate.
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