Scruffy spring tart

Name: Scruffy spring tart
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 large leeks; olive oil; 4 cloves of garlic; 1 knob of unsalted butter; 2 sprigs of thyme; 8 large free-range eggs; 150 ml single cream; 1 x 270g packet of shop-bought filo pastry; mature Cheddar cheese for grating; 1 bunch of chives (20g); 100 g feta cheese; 2 eating apples; 1 lemon; 1 x 80g bag of watercress; extra virgin olive oil; red wine vinegar

With leeks, feta & chives

Vegetarianv

“Sweet leeks and salty feta create a rich creamy filling for this beautiful scruffy tart, which is completed with an extraordinary twisted and cheese-stuffed crust. Think cheese and onion pie, but a bit posh because, trust me, leeks have a lot to offer. Served with a crisp apple and watercress salad, it makes a lovely little lunch. ”

Serves 8

Cooks In1 hour 20 minutes

DifficultyNot too tricky

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Nutrition per serving

Calories 314 16%
Fat 14.6g 21%
Saturates 6g 30%
Sugars 8.4g 9%
Salt 1.3g 22%
Protein 13.1g 26%
Carbs 35.1g 14%
Fibre 2.9g -

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Jamie Cooks Spring

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

4 large leeks
olive oil
4 cloves of garlic
1 knob of unsalted butter
2 sprigs of thyme
8 large free-range eggs
150 ml single cream
1 x 270g packet of shop-bought filo pastry
mature Cheddar cheese , for grating
1 bunch of chives (20g)
100 g feta cheese
2 eating apples
1 lemon
1 x 80g bag of watercress
extra virgin olive oil
red wine vinegar

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Jamie Cooks Spring

By Jamie Oliver

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Method

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
Trim, halve and wash the leeks, finely slice the green parts, then place in a large pan on a high heat with 1 tablespoon of oil and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Fry for 10 minutes, or until soft and sweet, stirring regularly.
Peel and slice the garlic, add to the pan with the butter, and strip in the thyme leaves. Roughly chop the white part of the leeks and add to the pan, cover, reduce the heat and cook for 30 minutes, or until soft and sweet, stirring occasionally so the leeks don’t catch.
Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the cream and a pinch of salt and pepper, and whisk until smooth.
Lightly grease a 30cm x 40cm roasting tray with oil. Working fairly quickly, lay 4 sheets of pastry into the oiled dish, overlapping them in the middle and letting the edges overhang. Brush all over with oil, then coarsely grate some Cheddar around the overhang and inside. Finely chop the chives and sprinkle some in, then repeat, creating layers of filo with cheese and chives between them, and brushing with oil as you go (you’ll have enough for 2 or 3 layers, depending on how many sheets of pastry you’ve got).
Check the leeks and season to perfection, then spoon into the filo-lined tray. Pour over the egg mixture and gently mix together, then scrunch and roll up the excess pastry to make a rim, and crumble over the feta.
Brush the exposed pastry edges with oil, then bake on the bottom of the oven for 30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and the filling is set.
Thinly slice the apples and rub with lemon juice then, along with the watercress, dress with a little extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar, and season to perfection. Serve alongside the tart.