Gruyère and bacon pastry tart recipe

Name: Gruyère and bacon pastry tart
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 x 375g pack puff pastry; 200g (7oz) smoked streaky bacon; 6 medium leeks, trimmed; 1 tbsp butter; 3 egg yolks; 175ml (6fl oz) half-fat crème fraîche; 125g (4oz) Gruyère, grated; 1 medium red onion, sliced into rings and halved; green salad, to serve

This freezable recipe comes together in just half an hour and serves 6 people, meaning you may even have leftovers! Put Gruyère, bacon and leeks atop a ready-rolled puff pastry base for the ultimate balance of sweet and salty flavours.

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Serves 6
10 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
465 calories / serving

Freezable

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Tesco Ready Rolled Puff Pastry 320G
Aldi Price Match
1 x 375g pack puff pastry
£0.99
£3.09/kg
The Jolly Hog 12 Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 180g | British & Outdoor Bred
200g (7oz) smoked streaky bacon
£3.75
£20.83/kg
Tesco Leeks 500G
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6 medium leeks, trimmed
£1.37
£2.74/kg
Tesco British Unsalted Butter 250G
Aldi Price Match
1 tbsp butter
£1.85
£7.40/kg
Tesco British Barn Eggs 10 Pack
3 egg yolks
£1.70
£0.17/each
Tesco 50% Less Fat Creme Fraiche 300Ml
Aldi Price Match
175ml (6fl oz) half-fat crème fraîche
£0.75
£2.50/litre
Tesco Finest Gruyere AOP Reserve Cheese 195g
125g (4oz) Gruyère, grated
£4.65
£23.85/kg
Tesco Red Onions Loose
Aldi Price Match
1 medium red onion, sliced into rings and halved
£0.20
£0.95/kg
Tesco Babyleaf Salad 90G
green salad, to serve
£0.90
£10.00/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. With a little flour, roll the pastry out to roughly fit a 36x27cm (14x11in) baking tray. Chill in the fridge.
Pan-fry the bacon until it's crisp. Drain on kitchen paper. Thinly slice the leeks, using some of the green tops as well. Add to the bacon pan along with the butter. Season. Sauté for 5 minutes or until softened.
In a bowl, mix the egg yolks with the crème fraîche. Season. Sprinkle the grated Gruyère over the pastry, then top with the bacon and leeks. Pour the cream mixture over the tart, scatter with the onion slices and season with black pepper.
Bake for 20 minutes until the pastry is crisp. Serve with a dressed green salad.

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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
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