Leek and truffle rarebit tart

13 INGREDIENTS • 9 STEPS • 1HR 30MIN

Leek and truffle rarebit tart

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Leeks coddled in cheese are always a winner. This gorgeously golden, cheesy Welsh rarebit tart recipe is a unique twist on a classic, and a great dish to celebrate St David’s Day.
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Leeks coddled in cheese are always a winner. This gorgeously golden, cheesy Welsh rarebit tart recipe is a unique twist on a classic, and a great dish to celebrate St David’s Day.
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1HR 30MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
6
25 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter
25 g
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
250 ml
M&S Cambridgeshire ale
1 tbsp
Dijon mustard
1 tbsp
Worcestershire sauce
150 g
M&S Cornish cruncher cheddar, coarsely grated
50 g
M&S creamy Dewlay Lancashire cheese, coarsely grated
100 ml
double cream
3
M&S free-range mixed size eggs, yolk only
1 pack
(320 g)
ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
2
leeks, trimmed, thinly sliced
2 tbsp
M&S Collection Parmigiano Reggiano and truffle butter
80 g
watercress

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
579kcal
Fat
35.3 g
Saturates
21.9 g
Sugars
17.2 g
Salt
612.7 mg
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step 1
Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter (25 g) and cook until melted. Add the flour (25 g) and whisk until the roux has a nutty aroma and becomes slightly darker in colour.
step 2
At this point, slowly whisk in the ale (250 ml) until fully combined. Add the mustard (1 tbsp) and Worcestershire sauce (1 tbsp), and season with a pinch of salt. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.
step 3
Once cool, stir in the cheddar (150 g), creamy Dewlay Lancashire cheese (50 g), double cream (100 ml) and egg yolks (3), reserving the whites (you can prepare the mix the day before to get ahead).
step 4
When you are ready to bake, grease a 23cm flan tin with a bit of butter and a dusting of flour, and then line with the ready-rolled shortcrust pastry (1 pack), gently pushing the dough into the tin. Trim away most of the excess hanging over the tin, keeping around 2cm to equate for shrinkage. Prick the base of the tart with a fork a couple of times, to allow steam to escape.
step 5
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6. Add a layer of parchment on top of the pastry and fill with baking beans. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden. Remove the parchment and return the pastry to the oven for 15 minutes, to crisp up.
step 6
After 15 minutes, use the egg whites to brush the pastry and return to the oven once more for 10 minutes to bake in the egg wash.
step 7
Add the leeks (2) to a large frying pan with the truffle butter (2 tbsp). Cook for 3 minutes, until soft. Add the softened leeks to the cheesy mixture, stir then add to the tart case.
step 8
Return to the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until the tart has set, but still has a tiny wobble in the middle. Remove and allow to cool completely before slicing.
step 9
Serve alongside watercress (80 g).
step 9 Serve alongside watercress (80 g).

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