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Preparation time
45min
Total time
4h 25min
Portion
8 slice(s)
Level
medium
Tested
  • TM 31
published: 2014/05/15
changed: 2014/06/30

Ingredients

Shortcrust pastry

  • 90 g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 180 g plain flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 30 g cold water

Filling

  • 1 leek, trimmed, white and pale green part only (approx. 160 g), cut into pieces
  • 50 g Butter
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 3 eggs
  • 200 g pouring (whipping) cream
  • 70 g goat's cheese (chevre), cut or broken into pieces (1 cm)
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, cut into quarters lengthways
  • 8 anchovy fillets, (optional)
  • salt, to taste
  • ground black pepper, to taste
  • fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnishing

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Recipe's preparation

    Shortcrust pastry
  1. Grease a tart tin (23 cm) and set aside.

  2. Place butter, flour and salt into mixing bowl and mix 6 sec/speed 8.

  3. Add egg yolk and cold water and mix 10 sec/speed 8.

  4. Transfer dough onto a ThermoMat or lightly floured surface and shape into a ball. Wrap dough in ThermoMat or plastic wrap and place into refrigerator to rest for 30 minutes.

  5. Once chilled, place dough between ThermoMat and a sheet of baking paper, or between two sheets of baking paper, and roll out to a 3 mm thickness. Line base and sides of prepared tart tin with pastry.

  6. With the tip of a knife, dock the pastry by poking a few small holes in the pastry to allow air to escape from pastry while it is cooking to prevent bubbling.

  7. Return tin to refrigerator to rest for a further 30 minutes and preheat oven to 160°C.

  8. Place pie weights onto pastry. Bake for approx. 20 minutes (160°C) or until pastry has a crisp finish and looks dry all over. Carefully remove pie weights with tongs as they will be hot. Set aside to cool completely (approx. 30 minutes).

  9. Filling
  10. Place leek in mixing bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula.

  11. Add butter and cook 4 min/Varoma/speed 1.

  12. Add sugar and vinegar and cook 2 min/Varoma/speed 1. Set caramelised leeks aside. Allow mixing bowl to cool. Do not wash mixing bowl.

  13. Place eggs and cream into mixing bowl and blend 10 sec/ speed 5.

  14. Pour half of the egg mixture into cooled pastry shell.

  15. Add caramelised leeks, then dot with goat's cheese and top with remaining egg mixture. Arrange tomato slices and anchovy fillets on top of egg mixture.

  16. Bake for 30-40 minutes (160°C), or until filling is set in the middle.

  17. Season to taste, allow to cool slightly (approx. 15 minutes) and garnish with parsley before serving warm.

Tip

· Serve this tart with a rocket and pear salad. · If you do not have pie weights, you can use dried beans or rice. Carefully scoop beans or rice out of pastry shell after baking. · To make a vegetarian version of this dish simply omit the anchovy fillets.

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Comments

  • 6. February 2020 - 12:40
    2.0

    Made according to recipe and worked well although quite rich so small amounts were sufficient. Looked good and easy to make. Thank you for the recipe

  • 12. July 2019 - 15:31
    4.0

    Love anchovies and love this recipe. Delicious cold too

  • 13. November 2016 - 15:28
    5.0

    Really lovely flavour of caramelised leeks, went well with swapping other ingredients, used  roast pumpkin and feta with mini Roma tomwtoes. Delicious. 

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  • 11. December 2015 - 18:31

    I'm only new to Thermomix, love the sounds of this recipe.

    I love anchovies, but my family doesn't, so I'm going to replace them with some smoked spec or a good quality bacon. It should still have the 'salt cured' flavour that anchovies would give it (without the fishy taste).

  • 10. September 2015 - 20:44
    5.0

    Loved this! So easy and so delish. I omitted the anchovies and was still beautiful. Will definitely be making this again 

  • 18. May 2015 - 12:48

    Great thinking leaving anchovies out with using feta instead. Glad you understand the pastry technique - sounds like you nailed it!! Well done

  • 17. May 2015 - 17:57
    5.0

    This is a lovely tart, I used feta as I didn't have goats cheese, and omitted the anchovies.  The pastry, although easy, is time consuming ie, resting, rolling, baking, cooling, etc, as is with many pastry dishes, but the results are worth it.  I used a Tupperware silicon flan form, dough fitted perfectly.

  • 30. June 2014 - 20:52

    Glad you liked it & great work making pastry! 

  • 30. June 2014 - 20:47

    Great recipe, so proud of making my own pastry!! I used mostly cheddar cheese and some feta, next time I will use goats cheese (never used that before and out of my comfort zone, but what the hell!!) thanks for the recipe tmrc_emoticons.)

  • 30. June 2014 - 09:53

    good point! just editied recipe to say that they are optional 

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