PURPLE SPROUTING BROCCOLI, LEEK & ALMOND TART

Purple sprouting broccoli, leek & almond tart image

This stunning vegetarian tart is no trouble to make, as it's made with a packet of puff pastry

Provided by Celia Brooks Brown

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed oil or olive oil
2 leeks , finely sliced
flour , for dusting
500g pack puff pastry
1 tbsp polenta or semolina
6 spears purple sprouting broccoli , trimmed
150ml crème fraîche (you can use half-fat)
50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated
2 egg yolks
25g flaked almonds

Steps:

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat a frying pan with a lid over a medium heat and add the oil. Cook the leeks, with the lid on, stirring occasionally until just tender - about 5 mins. Set aside.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry and cut out a rough 26cm circle - use a big dinner plate as a template. Cover a baking tray with baking parchment, sprinkle the polenta or semolina over it, and place the pastry circle on top. Score a circle about 2cm from the edge. Spread the leeks out evenly inside the scored circle, then bake for 10 mins until the edges have puffed up. Remove from the oven and turn heat down to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bring a medium pan of water to the boil.
Blanch the broccoli in the boiling water for 1 min, then drain and cool under running water. Drain again and arrange on top of the leeks. Mix together the crème fraîche, Parmesan, egg yolks and some seasoning, then pour evenly over the veg. Sprinkle with the flaked almonds. Bake the tart for 15-20 mins until golden. Serve warm or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 565 calories, Fat 44 grams fat, SaturatedFat 21 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 1.04 milligram of sodium