Ingredients
- 1 small head of cauliflower, cored, cut into 1-inch florets (Ettrick Gardens)
- 2 ½ Tablespoons olive oil, divided (Dunford Grove)
- 1 refrigerated gluten free pie crust
- 1 large leek, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced (Ettrick Gardens)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 large eggs (Agreeable Nature Eggs)
- 200g mascarpone or cream cheese
- ½ cup cream
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
- Pinch of ground nutmeg
- 1 cup grated Gruyère cheese
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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Vegetarian
Tart
Cheese
Leek
Cauliflower
CAULIFLOWER AND CARAMELIZED LEEK TART (GF/V)
Method
- Position rack in centre of oven; preheat to 200°c
- Toss cauliflower with 1 tablespoon olive oil in large bowl, and spread over a large rimmed baking sheet, spacing apart
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Roast 15 minutes; turn florets over
- Continue roasting until tender
- Cool cauliflower, then thinly slice
- Reduce oven temperature to 180°c
- Press pie crust onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom
- Line pie crust with foil; fill with pie weights
- Bake crust 20 minutes
- Remove foil and pie weights; bake until crust is golden, about 5 minutes, pressing crust with back of fork if bubbles form
- Cool and keep at room temperature while you prepare the rest of the tart filling
- Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat
- Add the leek; sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Cook until leeks are a deep golden colour, stirring occasionally to keep from browning too much
- Cool slightly
- Brush bottom and sides of crust with mustard
- Spread leek in crust
- Arrange cauliflower evenly over the onion
- Set tart on rimmed baking sheet
- Whisk eggs, mascarpone, cream, seasoning and nutmeg together in medium bowl
- Stir in Gruyère
- Pour mixture over filling in tart pan; sprinkle with Parmesan
- Bake until tart is golden and centre is set, about 40 minutes
- Transfer to rack; cool 15 minutes before serving
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