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Vegetarian mains
Mushroom and leek tart with apple salad
Ingredients
- 2 leeks
- 200g mushrooms
- olive oil
- 1 pack puff pastry
- 1 egg
- 2 garlic cloves
- 15g thyme
- 25g Italian style hard cheese, grated
- salt and pepper
- 150g ricotta
- 10g pumpkin seeds
- 1 apple
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 lemon
- 50g mixed salad leaves
Method
Prep time:
10 min
PT10M
Cooking time:
20 min
PT20M
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Step 1
Preheat your oven to 200°C/Gas 6. -
Step 2
Halve the leeks, lengthways, and give them a quick wash. Slice them, not too thinly. Finely slice the mushrooms. -
Step 3
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Fry the leeks and mushrooms on a medium-high heat for 10 mins. Stir now and then. -
Step 4
Meanwhile, take the pastry out of the fridge and unroll it. You only need two-thirds so cut off and save one-third. Cut the rest into 2 equal-sized rectangles and place on a baking sheet. -
Step 5
Beat the egg and brush over the pastry (keep the leftover egg for later). Use a sharp knife to score a border around the pastry approx. 2 cm in from the edge. Use a fork to prick the middle part only, several times. Bake for 10 mins. -
Step 6
While the pastry cooks, peel and finely chop the garlic. Pick off 1 good tbsp worth of thyme leaves. Stir the garlic and thyme into the mushrooms. Turn off the heat. Leave to cool slightly. -
Step 7
Stir in the Italian cheese and remaining egg. Season well. Crumble in the ricotta; mix gently, so it's well combined but leaving some chunks for texture. -
Step 8
After 10 mins, remove the pastry from the oven. Carefully push down any risen pastry in the middle parts, leaving a puffed-up edge. -
Step 9
Divide the mushroom mixture between the tarts. Bake for a further 7-8 mins, until the pastry is golden brown and cooked through. -
Step 10
Meanwhile, lightly toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan for 1-2 mins. Thinly slice the apple. -
Step 11
To make a dressing, whisk the mustard, 2 tbsp olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice in a bowl. Add the apple, pumpkin seeds and salad leaves. Season to taste. Gently mix. -
Step 12
Serve the tart with the salad on the side.