Description
Learn to make this easy, healthy and delicious French sweet potato tart!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 big sweet potato (cubed)
- 2 leeks (sliced)
- 1 yellow onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 cup of grated emmental cheese (or your favorite cheese)
- 1 puff pastry
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil
- 1 tsp Herbes de Provence
Instructions
- Cut the sweet potato into 1/2 inch cubes.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- Add the sweet potato cubes.
- Add salt, pepper and herbs.
- Cook for 15-20 minutes or until you poke a fork into the sweet potato.
- Put the sweet potato cubes in a bowl aside.
- Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
- Meanwhile, add another dash of olive oil to the frying pan.
- Add the sliced onion.
- Add salt.
- Cook on medium heat for 4 – 5 minutes or until the onions are transluscent.
- Add the leeks.
- Add a little more salt, pepper and herbs.
- Leave to cook for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and put aside.
- Line a tart or quiche mold with the puff pastry.
- Place baking beans on the puff pastry to keep it from rising in the oven.
- Put in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove the puff pastry from the oven and remove the baking beans.
- Fill the pastry with the sweet potato cubes, leeks and onions.
- Add a little bit of olive oil and the grated cheese.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the puff pastry is cooked through and the cheese is melted.
- Serve with green salad (our favorite is arugula!).
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Category: Healthy lunch or dinner
- Cuisine: French
