Easter feast Courgette leek and spinach tart recipe - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Easter feast Courgette leek and spinach tart recipe By Eleanor Maidment - April 3, 2022 This makes a fantastic vegetarian main course or could happily be served as a starter. Assembling the tart in an ovenproof frying pan and starting it cooking on the hob helps to crisp up the pastry base, but you could also make it in a 23cm springform cake tin and pop it straight in the oven. Louise Hagger SERVES 6-8 1 tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 500g courgettes (about 4 medium), trimmed and cut into 2cm dice 70g unsalted butter 400g leeks (about 3 medium), trimmed and thinly sliced 260g washed spinach 250g ricotta 1 large egg Zest of 1 lemon A small grating of nutmeg 10 mint leaves, shredded 10 basil leaves, shredded 20g finely grated parmesan 6 sheets filo pastry Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Mix the oil and garlic then toss with the courgette. Season and spread over a large baking tray to roast for 25 minutes, stirring halfway, until golden, then set aside to cool. Meanwhile, heat 15g of butter in a large sauté or saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add the leeks plus a pinch of salt and sweat for 6-7 minutes until soft but still green. Tip into a bowl and set aside. Add 5g butter to the pan and then the spinach. Stir for 2-3 minutes until wilted. Tip into a sieve and press with a spoon to extract as much water as possible. In a mixing bowl, beat together the ricotta, egg, lemon zest, nutmeg, herbs and all but 2 tsp of the parmesan. Mix through the leeks, spinach and courgette. Season. Lower the oven to 200C/180C/gas 6. Melt the remaining butter and brush a little all over the base and sides of an ovenproof frying pan about 23cm in diameter across the top and at least 5cm deep around the edges. Lightly brush a sheet of filo with butter and lay it in the base of the pan, with the excess pastry overhanging the edges. Brush another filo sheet with butter and place in the pan overlapping the sheet below. Repeat this process, overlapping the sheets to give an even covering of pastry all the way round the pan. Tip the filling into the case and scatter with the reserved parmesan. Trim the overhanging pastry with clean scissors and discard. Scrunch the excess pastry over the filling and brush with the remaining butter. Place the pan on the hob over a medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes to help the pastry base crisp up a little, then bake for about 25 minutes until golden on top. Cool to room temperature before serving. Wine pairing LOVED & FOUND BUKETTRAUBE 2020 (12.5%), £8.99, Waitrose. What a wine! Extremely rare and sensationally fruity, this liquid splendour from South Africa has all the joyful ripeness to round out the veggies in this dish and finishes with a gorgeous uptick in freshness. A white to make everyone’s day. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved