Name: Leek, ricotta & gruyère tart
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Quiche
Ingredients: 500g pack all-butter shortcrust pastry; knob of butter; 2 large leeks , sliced; 250g ricotta; 100ml double cream; 2 eggs; 2 tbsp chopped tarragon; 100g gruyère or vegetarian alternative, grated

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Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Roll out the pastry and use to line a 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Prick the base with a fork and line with baking parchment and baking beans. Sit the tin on a baking sheet and bake for 10 mins, then remove beans and parchment and return to the oven for a further 5 mins until pale golden. Reduce oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pan and gently cook the leeks for 10 mins until softened. Beat together the ricotta, cream, eggs, tarragon, a little salt and plenty of black pepper. Stir in the leeks and all but a handful of the cheese.

Pour the mixture into the tart case and scatter over the remaining cheese. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden and set. Leave to settle for 5 mins, then carefully remove from the tin and allow to cool a little on a wire rack. Serve warm.

100g gruyère or vegetarian alternative, grated

Leek, ricotta & gruyère tart

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