Recipe - Welsh goat’s cheese and leek tart
HEAT oven to 200degC (390F) / fan 180degC (360F) / gas mark 6
Ingredients (Serves two)
1 tbspn olive oil
Two large leeks, washed and sliced
Two rashers back bacon, chopped
1 x 210g (71⁄2 oz) ready rolled puff pastry
One tbspn creme fraiche
One tbspn wholegrain mustard
Four slices cut from 100g (31⁄2 oz) log Welsh goat’s cheese
Method
1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and soften the leeks for five minutes
2. Add the bacon and cook a further five minutes, season and tip onto a plate to cool
3. Unroll the pastry and cut out two x 12cm x 18cm rectangles
4. Lift onto a baking sheet and using a sharp knife mark a border inside each one about 1.5cm from the edge
5. Mix the creme fraiche and mustard together then spread over the inside of the pastry frames
6. Spoon the leek and bacon mix over the mustard mix and place the goat’s cheese on top
7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.
8. Serve with salad
Top tip
Leave out the bacon for a superb vegetarian dish or make it into individual tarts for a starter dish.
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