Potato-Leek Tourte
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Ingredients
- large russet potato or 1lb red potatoes
- 1 partially baked 9” pie shell
- 3 cups chopped leek, white & light green part only (If there’s not quite enough leek in the box for the recipe, add some chopped collard greens & saute them with the leek.)
- 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup cream
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg grated Gruyere, Swiss, or goat cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Gently crush baked potato with a fork into the bottom of the pie shell.
- Saute leek in butter until translucent.
- Transfer to the pie shell.
- Mix together the cream, eggs, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to make a custard.
- Pour over the onion and potato, sprinkle cheese on top (if using)
- Place in the preheated oven, baking for 45 minutes, or until the tourte is golden brown and the custard set.
