From More from The
Accidental Vegetarian, Simon Rimmer, Mitchell Beazley, 2012.
We seemed to have a surplus of leeks so I headed to the recipe books to find things to do with them. I was tempted by this recipe as I always
enjoy a good pie.
First a short pastry was made, wrapped in cling film and
placed into the refrigerator until I was ready for the next stage.
Two reasonably large potatoes were peeled, cut up into cubes
and boiled in salted water until cooked.
I chopped an onion, sliced two leeks and chopped a garlic
clove. These were put into a frying pan and seasoned. They were then cooked
until soft. Though butter was called for as a frying medium I used olive oil.
When the potatoes and the onion mix were cool they were
mixed together. About 200g of smoked cheese was now grated and mixed with the
vegetables. A tablespoon of Dijon mustard also was stirred in.
The pastry was now rolled out and placed into individual pie
tins. In went the filling and a pastry lid went on. An egg wash now completed
the task before they went into a 200ºC oven for 20 minutes.
This was a richly savoury pie, filling but ever so tasty. I
am generally happy with cooking from recipes by Simon Rimmer. This is one to
remember for future occasions.
Taste: ✔✔✔✔
Ease of
cooking: ✔✔✔✔
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