Recipe: Leek Tart with bacon, mustard, and brie

[caitri]

 As seen on a friend's social media:

Leek Tart with bacon, mustard, and brie.

Basic recipe:

2 medium leeks, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup sausage, pre-cooked, diced

1 cup Gruyere cheese, shredded

4 eggs

2/3 cup whipping cream

salt, to taste

nutmeg, to taste

Preheat oven to 375. Saute leeks in butter over low heat till soft. Add sausage and cook another 2-3 minutes. Spread cheese in bottom of pie pan. Top with leeks and sausage. Whisk together cream, eggs, salt, and nutmeg, and pour over. Bake 35-40 minutes or till knife inserted in center comes out clean. Can do in a pie crust or filo crust if desired. Try with different spices -- thyme, savory, smoked paprika. Or different sausages: kielbasa, chorizo, breakfast sausage. For this particular variation: Substitute 4 slices of bacon for sausage. Saute leeks in bacon fat (omit butter). Add 2 T mustard to the eggs and cream mix; omit nutmeg. Instead of putting cheese on the bottom, cover the top with about 6 ounces of brie, sliced thin.

(Friend recommends sausage as bacon is too greasy and rich for the dish.)

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[minoanmiss]

I should make this with mushrooms rather than meat and see if my roommates will eat it.

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[caitri]

ooooooooooooh!! let me know if you do!

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[minoanmiss]

I made it! Haven't eaten it yet but it smells awesome!

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[caitri]

!!!!!!!!!!!