The Gist: Par-boiled potatoes layered with slow-cooked leeks and a thick béchamel flavoured with smoked garlic and white miso (for that savory depth without dairy). Encased in puff pastry and glazed with soy milk & maple syrup.
Ingredients: 3 Large Maris Piper Potatoes (sliced 3mm) 3 Leeks (confited in vegan butter/thyme) Puff Pastry Sauce: Soy milk, flour, butter, white miso, smoked garlic, nutritional yeast.
Method: Par-boil potato slices in veg stock (3 mins). Dry well. Sweat leeks until melting. Make a thick béchamel with the miso/garlic. Mix. Cool completely. Brush base pastry with mushroom ketchup (secret umami weapon). Layer potatoes and leek mix into a dome. Seal with top pastry. Score, glaze, and bake at 200°C for 40 mins.
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Serves 5 | Prep: 45m | Cook: 45m
The Gist:
Par-boiled potatoes layered with slow-cooked leeks and a thick béchamel flavoured with smoked garlic and white miso (for that savory depth without dairy). Encased in puff pastry and glazed with soy milk & maple syrup.
Ingredients:
3 Large Maris Piper Potatoes (sliced 3mm)
3 Leeks (confited in vegan butter/thyme)
Puff Pastry
Sauce: Soy milk, flour, butter, white miso, smoked garlic, nutritional yeast.
Method:
Par-boil potato slices in veg stock (3 mins). Dry well.
Sweat leeks until melting. Make a thick béchamel with the miso/garlic. Mix. Cool completely.
Brush base pastry with mushroom ketchup (secret umami weapon).
Layer potatoes and leek mix into a dome. Seal with top pastry.
Score, glaze, and bake at 200°C for 40 mins.
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Wowie!!!!
This is stunning
Oh hell yes I am going to try to make this
On my way!
Give me it.
That’s gorgeous! Sounds really good too.
Impressive! Looks great.
😮🤤
This looks so good. Thanks for the recipe, OP.
Beautiful.
Gorgeous! I’m going to try this. Thanks, OP!
I’m so excited to see some vegan French recipes! Looks amazing 🤤
That looks delicious!!
Looks absolutely beautiful!
That is better than any restaurant I’ve seen! Stunning thank you for sharing!
That looks incredible
Ooh yum
Looks great!
That’s so pretty!
I gasped, incredibly inspiring!!!