{"id":2687,"date":"2023-03-28T13:57:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T13:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2023-03-28T13:57:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T13:57:15","slug":"leek-and-cheese-filo-tart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/leek-and-cheese-filo-tart\/general\/","title":{"rendered":"Leek and cheese filo tart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is made possible by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\">BBC<\/a> Foods!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"recipe-ingredients__heading gel-double-pica\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"recipe-ingredients__list\">\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">1\u00bd tbsp\u00a0olive oil, plus extra for greasing<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">4 sheets\u00a0filo pastry, roughly half a pack<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">100g\/3\u00bdoz mature\u00a0cheddar, finely grated<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">5 tbsp\u00a0single cream<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">1 large\u00a0leek, trimmed and very thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">salt and\u00a0black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"recipe-ingredients__sub-heading gel-great-primer-bold\">To serve (optional)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"recipe-ingredients__list\">\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">4 medium\u00a0potatoes, well-scrubbed<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">300g\/10\u00bdoz frozen\u00a0peas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"recipe-method__heading gel-double-pica\">Method<\/h2>\n<p class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Before starting this, make sure to preheat the oven to 200C\/180C Fan\/Gas 6.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Lightly oil a 20cm\/8in square cake tin with a removable base.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">If using, rub the potatoes with a thin layer of oil, and sprinkle with salt.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Prick them all over with a fork and bake in the oven for 45 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Meanwhile, make the tart. One at a time, lightly brush a filo pastry sheet with a little of the oil and place in the tin, pressing gently into the base and up the sides of the tin.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange the next lightly oiled pastry sheet at right angles to the first. Repeat with two more layers, leaving a flat base and frilly edges.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Mix the cheese with the cream to make a soft paste.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Drop teaspoonfuls of the paste over the pastry case and spread lightly with the back of a spoon, taking care not to tear the pastry.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Top the cheese mixture with the sliced leek and season with a little black pepper.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">If the pastry edges hang over the tin too much, roll loosely back towards the filling.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Bake the tart for about 25 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Remove from the oven to cool slightly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">If using, cook the peas according to the packet instructions, then drain.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Serve a slice of tart just as it is, or with a jacket potato and the peas alongside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>Banner and Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\">BBC<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 1\u00bd tbsp\u00a0olive oil, plus extra for greasing 4 sheets\u00a0filo pastry, roughly half a pack 100g\/3\u00bdoz mature\u00a0cheddar, finely grated 5 tbsp\u00a0single cream 1 large\u00a0leek, trimmed and very thinly sliced salt and\u00a0black pepper To serve (optional) 4 medium\u00a0potatoes, well-scrubbed 300g\/10\u00bdoz frozen\u00a0peas Method Before starting this, make sure to preheat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":2688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[291],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2689,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions\/2689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}