Leftover potato, cheese and onion galette

Clare Knivett
Clare Knivett @Knivett
Bristol

Open pies or galettes are a great way to use up leftovers. This one combined half onions, leeks, cheese and a handful of small potatoes!

Leftover potato, cheese and onion galette

Open pies or galettes are a great way to use up leftovers. This one combined half onions, leeks, cheese and a handful of small potatoes!

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Ingredients

8 servings
  1. 450 gshort crust pastry
  2. 1/2Leek, 1/2 red onion 1/2 shallot chopped
  3. 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  4. 2-3 sprigsthyme
  5. 125 gricotta
  6. 100 ggrated cheddar
  7. 4-5small potatoes sliced
  8. 1egg beaten
  9. Parmesan to serve
  10. Olive oil

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 200c. Rollout the pastry to the thickness of a pound coin and place on a baking sheet.

  2. 2

    Add the onions to a frying pan with a good drizzle of oil. Sauté for 10 mins on a medium heat, season and stir regularly until sweet and tender

  3. 3

    Add the chopped garlic and thyme and cook for another 2-3 mis

  4. 4

    Place in a bowl and stir through the ricotta and cheddar, reserving a handful of cheddar for the pastry crust, if you like. Season.

  5. 5

    Meanwhile par-boil the sliced potato for 5-8 minutes until just tender, drain and allow to steam dry, then toss in a little oil and season

  6. 6

    Add the filling to the pastry and spread and even layer leaving a few centimetres from the edge. Top with the potatoes and fold over the pastry

  7. 7

    Brush the pastry edge with beaten egg. Cook for 30 minutes until golden. Remove from the oven and finish with a grating of Parmesan

  8. 8

    Serve with green salad

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Comments (3)

Clare Knivett
Clare Knivett @Knivett
thanks @fahimeh_mohtasham I'd made the pastry a few days ago, so just found some leftover ingredients and turned it around quite quickly!

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