Salmon and leek tart

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Recipe «Salmon and leek tart» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 40 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 50g butter, chopped, 1 leek, trimmed, halved, washed, sliced, 2 tbsp plain flour, 1 1/4 cups milk, 1/3 cup grated smoked cheddar cheese , 415g can pink salmon, drained, flaked, 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, partially thawed, 1 egg, lightly beaten , salad leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 50g butter, chopped 
• 1 leek, trimmed, halved, washed, sliced 
• 2 tbsp plain flour 
• 1 1/4 cups milk 
• 1/3 cup grated smoked cheddar cheese 
• 415g can pink salmon, drained, flaked 
• 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, partially thawed 
• 1 egg, lightly beaten 
• salad leaves, to serve 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add leek. Cook, stirring, for 6 to 8 minutes or until softened. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Gradually stir in milk. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens. Stir in cheese. Set aside to cool slightly. Add salmon. Stir to combine.
3. Cut 1 pastry sheet into a 16cm x 24cm rectangle. Cut remaining sheet into an 18cm x 24cm rectangle. Cut 12 slits in larger sheet, leaving a 2cm border.
4. Place smaller pastry sheet on prepared tray. Spread with salmon mixture, leaving a 3cm border. Brush border with egg. Top with larger sheet. Using a fork, press edges together to seal. Brush with egg. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden. Serve with salad.