Indulge in a delightful culinary experience with our exquisite Leek Tart with Oil-Cured Olives. This savory dish is a harmonious blend of flavors and textures, sure to tantalize your taste buds and elevate any occasion. Encased in a flaky, golden crust, the leek tart features a creamy, savory filling made from tender leeks, aromatic herbs, and a hint of garlic. The oil-cured olives add a delightful briny and tangy dimension, perfectly complementing the richness of the filling.
This recipe also includes a versatile pastry dough that can be used to create a variety of other delectable treats. Whether you're in the mood for a classic apple pie, a hearty quiche, or a flaky croissant, this dough will rise to the challenge. With detailed instructions and step-by-step guidance, crafting this leek tart and the versatile pastry dough will be a breeze, transforming you into a culinary maestro. Embrace the art of baking and embark on a flavorful journey with our Leek Tart with Oil-Cured Olives.
LEEK TART
Provided by Susan Herrmann Loomis
Categories Dairy Egg Vegetable Appetizer Breakfast Brunch Bake Meat Bacon Leek Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Line the pie dish of your choice with the pastry and chill in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- 2. Preheat the oven to 400° F. Prick the pastry all over with the tines of a fork or a sharp knife, then line it with aluminum foil and fill it with dry beans or pastry weights to keep it from bubbling up. Bake it in the lower third of the oven until the edges of the pastry are golden, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and reserve.
- 3. Melt the goose fat with the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat and cook until the bacon is slightly golden but not crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the leeks, stir so they are coated with fat and cook, covered, until they are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally so they don't stick to the bottom of the pan. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
- 4. In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the eggs until they are broken up, then whisk in the milk and the cream. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5. Arrange the leeks and the bacon evenly over the pastry. Pour the custard mixture over it. Place the tart tin on a baking sheet and bake it in the bottom third of the oven until the top is golden and puffed and the custard is cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, remove the edge of the tart tin if you've used a removable bottom tart tin, and serve immediately.
BRUNCH TART WITH SPINACH, OLIVES AND LEEKS
Provided by Ted Allen
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the leeks and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until wilted, 5 minutes. Add the garlic, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the spinach and cook until wilted and tender, 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, taste and season with salt and pepper as needed; let cool.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the ricotta, 2 eggs, the thyme and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Fold the cooled vegetable mixture and the olives into the ricotta mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry until it's 12 inches square. Using a 12-inch plate or just eyeballing it, cut the dough into a circle (knead the scraps into a ball and save for another use-cheddar straws, say). Transfer the dough to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spoon the tart filling into the center, leaving a 2-inch border of pastry. Lift the pastry edges and fold over the filling, creasing the dough as needed and leaving the filling exposed in the middle. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water and brush a thin layer of the egg wash on the exposed pastry, taking care not to let egg run down the sides to the pan.
- Bake until the pastry is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest 10 minutes before serving.
LEEK TART WITH OIL-CURED OLIVES
Provided by Elaine Louie
Categories side dish
Time 1h
Yield 6 small servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- To make the ricotta base, preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, combine ricotta with egg yolk and olive oil; whisk until well blended. Stir in sour cream, and season with salt and pepper.
- To make the pastry, cut pastry into six four-inch squares, and lightly score a border about 1/4 inch from the edge. Lightly score a criss-cross pattern in the inside of the square. Place on a baking sheet and bake until puffed and lightly browned, 10 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and poke the center with a fork to allow steam to escape. Cool for 10 minutes.
- To make the topping, place a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Melt butter, add leeks and thyme, and sauté until leeks are soft and lightly caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
- Brush the edge of the puff pastry with beaten egg yolk. Spread scored area of pastry with the ricotta base, and sprinkle evenly with Gruyére. Top with leeks and olives. Bake until the edges are golden brown, and the cheese is bubbling, 10 to 14 minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 657, UnsaturatedFat 30 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 50 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 16 grams, SaturatedFat 17 grams, Sodium 435 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
LEEK TART
Provided by Food Network
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Line a 9-inch pie pan with dough. Clean and trim leeks, and julienne. Melt the butter, add leeks and season and cook covered over medium to low heat for 20 minutes until softened. Mix the eggs and cream and all but 1/4 cup of the cheese and add the cooled leeks. Pour into pie shell, top with cheese and bake for 40 minutes.
- BRAISED LEEKS
- In an 8-inch skilled saute leeks in butter. Add chicken broth to almost cover. Cover pan, and to cook for about 20 minutes, until tender. Remove leeks to a platter. Reduce cooking liquid, pour over platter of leeks and garnish with fresh thyme.
- FRIZZLED LEEKS
- Heat oil to hot, but not smoking. Toss julienned leeks with some flour in a bowl. Add to hot oil and fry. Can be used as a garnish.
LEEK AND OLIVE TART WITH TWO CHEESES
This savory tart brings together meltingly tender leeks, soft ripened and aged cheeses, and a crisp, golden buttery backdrop of store-bought puff pastry.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- If using baby leeks, halve lengthwise and trim to about 3 inches long. If using regular leeks, cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces; halve each piece lengthwise, then cut into 3/8-inch-thick strips (about 5 cups). Rinse well, and drain; set aside.
- Melt butter with oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add leeks and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until leeks are tender but not browned, about 15 minutes. Stir in thyme. Leeks can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 day; bring to room temperature before assembling tart.
- Cut or roll out pastry to a 6-by-14-inch rectangle; place on a parchment-lined baking sheet (reserve remaining pastry for another use). Score a 3/4-inch border. Brush with egg wash; sprinkle with Parmesan. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake pastry until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and press center area with a metal spatula. Arrange leeks end to end in rows within border of pastry. Scatter olives over leeks. Bake until crust is golden brown, about 10 minutes. If bottom is soft, bake 3 to 5 minutes more.
- Remove tart from oven, and arrange soft cheese over top. Using an offset spatula, slide tart onto a wire rack; let cool slightly. Cut into pieces; serve warm or at room temperature (tart can stand at room temperature up to 1 hour).
ONION TART WITH LEEKS, CAPERS AND ANCHOVY
Though this tart may seem complicated, it's actually rather simple to put together. Once you make the savory onion mixture, all that's left to do is spread it on a sheet of rolled-out puff pastry, top it with anchovy fillets and capers, and bake it to a golden brown. Use any kind of flaky pastry or pie dough you wish, or even spread the mixture on yeasted pizza dough. Accompany with a salad of small lettuce greens if desired. The tart is delicious served warm or at room temperature.
Provided by David Tanis
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Put olive oil in a wide skillet or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. When oil is wavy, add onions and cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, about 5 to 7 minutes. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Add leeks, garlic and thyme, and cook for another 5 minutes, until leeks are softened but still bright green. Taste and adjust seasoning, then spread mixture on a baking sheet to cool to room temperature.
- Lay pastry round on a rimmed parchment-lined baking sheet. Spread cooled onion mixture over pastry, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold over the border and crimp.
- Sprinkle capers evenly over onion mixture. Arrange anchovy fillets on top.
- Bake for 45 minutes, until the pastry is nicely browned. Cool tart for 5 minutes, then sprinkle the chives on top and cut into wedges to serve.
LEEK TART
This tart has a flaky pastry crust and tasty filling of leeks, bacon, eggs and cream. Satisfying and delicious, it makes a nice brunch dish, but you can serve it for any meal. -Anneliese Deising Plymouth, MI
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the flour, salt and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Saute leeks in drippings until tender; stir in the bacon. Stir in flour until blended; set aside., On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Transfer to an ungreased 10-in. springform pan. Spoon leek mixture into crust. Trim pastry to 1/4 in. above filling; press pastry against sides of pan. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat the eggs, cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour over leek mixture. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes longer. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 352 calories, Fat 18g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 112mg cholesterol, Sodium 482mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 11g protein.
LEEK TART
You may want to add a mix of herbs to this recipe.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured work surface, roll pastry to a 10-by-14-inch rectangle. Halve lengthwise into two 5-by-14-inch rectangles. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- With a paring knife, lightly score each rectangle 1/2 inch from edges, creating a border; prick pastry inside border all over with a fork. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, then bake until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. (To store, keep crusts at room temperature, up to 1 day.)
- In a large skillet, heat butter over medium. Add leeks; season with salt and pepper, and stir. Cover; cook until wilted, about 5 minutes. Uncover; cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Spoon leeks onto crusts, cut tarts into wedges, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g
Tips:
- Choose fresh, in-season leeks. Look for leeks with bright green leaves and no signs of wilting or yellowing.
- Trim the leeks properly. Cut off the root end and the dark green tops. Then, slice the leeks in half lengthwise and rinse them thoroughly to remove any dirt or grit.
- Sauté the leeks until they are soft and caramelized. This will bring out their natural sweetness and flavor.
- Use a good quality olive oil. This will add a rich, fruity flavor to the tart.
- Don't overmix the tart dough. Overmixing will make the dough tough.
- Blind bake the tart crust before filling it. This will help to prevent the crust from becoming soggy.
- Use a variety of cheeses in the filling. This will add depth and complexity of flavor.
- Top the tart with oil-cured olives before baking. This will add a salty, briny flavor that complements the sweetness of the leeks and cheese.
- Serve the tart warm or at room temperature. It is also delicious the next day.
Conclusion:
This leek tart with oil-cured olives is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is made with fresh, seasonal ingredients and has a flaky crust, creamy filling, and salty, briny topping. Whether you are serving it as a main course or a side dish, this tart is sure to be a hit.
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