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Ed Halmagyi
 
Ed Halmagyi
 
 
 

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Fast Ed's Leek and Tomato Tarts

Ingredients

 
  1. 1½ cups plain flour
  2. 1 tsp fine salt
  3. 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  4. ½ cup iced water
  5. 12 pencil leeks, trimmed
  6. 100g gruyere cheese, grated
  7. ½ cup semi-dried tomatoes
  8. Salt and pepper

Method

Serves 4

1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine the flour, salt and olive oil in a food processor and pulse briefly. Add the water with the motor running and mix until a dough forms. Chill for 1 hour, then roll out to form 4 rectangles 8cm x 16cm.

2 Blanch the leeks briefly, then arrange on the pastry with the cheese and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, then bake for 20 minutes, until the pastry is golden.

Ed Halmagyi is a well known Australian chef, presenter, food writer and media personality.

This recipe first appeared in The Manly Daily.

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