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October 17, 2016

Leek, goat’s cheese, walnut and sage tart

Perfect enjoyed for lunch or for dinner, this scrumptious leek, goat’s cheese, walnut and sage tart recipe creates a sensational vegetarian meal that's simple and easy to make

Leek, goat’s cheese, walnut and sage tart

Serves 4

Cook

30M

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Ingredients

2 ready-rolled sheets flaky pastry

25 gram butter

2 leeks, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced

300 millilitre cream

3 eggs

125 gram goat’s cheese

1/2 cup walnut pieces

handful of sage leaves

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1.Grease a 25cm tart tin with removable base.

2.Line the tart tin with pastry, trimming to make it fit neatly. Chill until needed.

3.Melt the butter in a large frying pan and cook the leeks over a gentle heat for 15 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.

4.Preheat the oven to 180°C.

5.Lightly whisk the cream and eggs together in a small bowl.

6.Arrange the cooled leeks in the pastry base, crumble over the goat’s cheese and scatter with walnuts and sage leaves. Season with salt and pepper.

7.Gently pour over the cream mixture then bake for 30 minutes or until just set.

8.Allow to sit for at least 10 minutes before lifting from the tin and serving.

PER SERVE: 818kcal, 3423kj, Protein: 22g, Fat: 67g, Saturated fat: 37g, Cholesterol: 279mg, Carbohydrate: 32g, Fibre: 5g Sodium: 374 mg
Note

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