Prep time:
Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total time:
Serves: 8
1.6kg leeks, washed, sliced ½cm thick
400g small white turnips, peeled, cut into 2cm cubes
400g banana shallots, peeled, sliced into 2cm rings
600g asparagus, cut into 2cm lengths
120g baby leaf spinach, washed
6tbsp olive oil
80g butter
4tbsp crème fraîche
1ltr vegetable stock
200g soft goat cheese, cut into cubes
4tsp tarragon, finely chopped
8 sprigs of thyme
8 sprigs of rosemary
320g puff pastry, ready rolled
1 egg, lightly whisked
salt & pepper to taste
An easy-to-make pie made with healthy spring vegetables and tasty goat's cheese.
Earliest references to pies, go back to the Middle Ages, when they were a popular part of any banquet or feast. Vegetables were a common food for the poorer people although 75-80% of the diet was protein.
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