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Jamaica Blue: Salmon and Leek Tart 21/01/2010

Serves 8

Description:

Salmon and Leek Tart

Ingredients:

* 1 large Brown onion thinly sliced
* 2 Leeks
* 450 gm Fresh salmon fillet with skin and bones removed
* 500 ml Egg mix
* 1 tbs Fresh dill finely chopped
* 1/2 tsp Salt
* 1/2 tsp Pepper
* 2 tbs Shaved parmesan
* 2 tbs Butter
* Short crust pastry
* Egg mix: 8 eggs
* 100ml cream

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160C. Combine egg mix, salt and pepper.
2. Grease a low sided tart pan with removable base with cooking spray and line with short crust pastry. Blind bake the pastry.
3. Cut leeks in half lengthways and wash very well under running water to remove dirt before slicing thinly.
4. Melt butter on the cooking surface and cook onion and leek together until soft.
5. Distribute cooked onion and leeks evenly across the tart base.
6. Slice salmon into strips and arrange evenly across the tart.
7. Scatter over chopped dill and parmesan cheese.
8. Pour in egg mix and bake tart on the middle shelf of the oven for 40 minutes. Cool tart in the pan, if not using immediately wrap well in cling wrap and refrigerate. When cold cut into 8 portions.