Pea and Leek Tart

Name: Pea and Leek Tart
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250g of short-crust pastry, homemade or ready-made; 2 tbsp olive oil; 25g Butter; 4 baby leeks or 1 large leek, halved and finely sliced; 300g peas, fresh or frozen; 300ml double cream; 150ml single cream; 25g vegetarian Parmesan-style cheese; 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves; salt and pepper

Serves: 6

Ready in: 60 mins +

Know your nutrients

Calories

598 -

Fat

50.9g -

Saturates

28g -

Sugars

6.3g -

Salt

0.39g -

Protein

8.5g -

Carbs

25.4g -

Fibre

4.3g -

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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients:

250g of short-crust pastry, homemade or ready-made
2 tbsp olive oil
25g Butter
4 baby leeks or 1 large leek, halved and finely sliced
300g peas, fresh or frozen
300ml double cream
150ml single cream
25g vegetarian Parmesan-style cheese
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
salt and pepper

method:

Preheat your oven to 160C/GM4. Roll out the pastry and line a Pyrex flan pan. Pack with baking paper and baking or dried beans. Blind bake for 15 minutes. Remove the baking beans and paper and bake for a further 5 minutes. Trim and put aside.
Heat the butter and olive oil in a pan and soften the leeks with the fresh thyme. Put aside.
Tip the creams and peas into a pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 2 minutes, then purée in a processor until smooth.
Stir in the leeks, cheese and seasoning to taste. Pour into the flan pan and bake for 40-45 minutes on a middle shelf until the centre has a slight wobble and the topping is golden. Allow to cool to just warm before serving.

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