Ingredients
- Serves 4
 - 1 medium size leek
 - ½ tsp ground cumin
 - ½ tsp ground coriander
 - 6 Tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
 - 2 cups fresh rocket
 - 1 ½ Tbsp flat-leaf parsley
 - 1 ½ Tbsp coriander leaves
 - 250g puff pastry
 - 30g soured cream
 - 4 medium free-range eggs
 - Salt and cracked pepper
 
ROCKET, LEEK AND EGG TARTLETS
        Method
- Preheat oven to 210C/190C fan
 - Warm up a medium fry pan and add 2 Tbsp oil, add leeks (sliced thinly and washed and drained well) and cook gently for 2-3 minutes
 - Add the spices and cook for a further minute
 - Remove from the heat and add the rocket, parsley and roughly chopped coriander, mix to combine
 - Don’t worry that the rocket starts to wilt as this is the desired effect
 - Set aside
 - On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry to about 3mm thick and cut out four 15x15 cm squares
 - Prick all over with a fork and place the squares, spaced well apart, on a baking tray lined with baking paper
 - Leave to rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes
 - Remove the pastry from the fridge and brush the top and sides with beaten egg
 - Using the back of a spoon or something similar, spread half a tablespoon of soured cream over the pastry squares, leaving a little space around the edge
 - Add about 3 tablespoons of leek and rocket mixture over the sour cream ensuring that you don’t go over the space around the edge so it’s clear to rise
 - Using the back of a spoon mold a little shallow hole to break an egg into it later on, which prevents it running away
 - Bake the tarts for 10 minutes, then remove from oven and crack one egg per tart
 - Return to the oven and cook for another 7 minutes, until the eggs are just set
 - Sprinkle with a little salt and cracked pepper, and a light drizzling of extra virgin olive oil
 
Comments
 Wonderfully peppery rocket with meltingly sweet leeks topped with a glistening egg makes a wonderful meal whatever the occasion!
 
 Thanks to Aquarius Gardens for the rocket used in the demonstration
 
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