Leek Tart
- 1 recipe pie dough
- 3 pounds of leeks
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
recipe pie dough, leeks, butter, thyme, eggs, heavy cream, gruyere cheese
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/leek-tart-recipe.html (may not work)