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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

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ROCKET, LEEK AND EGG TARTLETS

rocket tartlet oct 27th

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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