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Today is Mr. Guilty’s Birthday (Happy Birthday Lover!), and we’re headed out to this place for dinner with his parents. We haven’t been out for dinner without our little monster for so long, I can’t even remember a time when we had the opportunity. Not that I usually mind, but once in a while, it’s nice to get away and have an evening not be spent running around the restaurant trying to catch him before he starts begging at other people’s tables or meandering into the kitchen to play with all the sharp, shiny tools. He’s definitely worth all the missed dinner’s out though, don’tcha think?
Speaking of our little monster….for having been birthed (painfully, without enough drugs) by such an avid and passionate “foodie”, this little guy is what I like to call, a “picky eater” (crazy, I know!). He lives off Annie’s Bunnies, cheese, pickles, Peanut Butter smoothies and milk. No veggies please, unless they are being utilized as transport devices for some sort of creamy dip, like tzatziki, in which case, bring it on!
A few nights ago, I thought I would make something I thought would be a hit in his world. Cheesy, starchy and flavourful. Sadly, I was wrong, but it was a huge hit with the adults of the house. This recipe has been filed away in the “Must make again” files. So very good and astonishingly simple. Please make this, it will make your world go round.
Broccoli & Cheese Tart with Potato Crust
2 lb. Yukon Gold Potatoes (or other sufficiently smooth fleshed potatoes)
1 Large Vidalia Onion
2 Large eggs, slightly beaten
salt & pepper
280 g Broccoli (cut into small florets)
2 baby leeks or 1 large leek (white part only), sliced
1 large garlic clove, grated or minced
1 Tbsp canola oil
1/2 cup dark beer or water
more salt & pepper
1/4 cup fresh basil, minced fine
175g Cheddar, grated
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs1. Grease a 9″ glass pie pan and preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Grate onion and potatoes and drain them of most of their liquid in a colander. (The less liquid, the more crisp your crust will become).
3. Mix grated potatoes and onions with salt, pepper and 2 eggs.
4. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven, brush crust with a small amount of oil, and return to oven for another 15 minutes to become crispy.
5. In large, deep saucepan, heat oil. Add broccoli, leeks and garlic. Allow to sauté for about 5 minutes, then add in beer to deglaze pan. Continue to cook until broccoli just begins to soften. Remove from heat, stir in basil. Allow to cool for a few minutes.
6. In large bowl, mix remaining eggs, salt, pepper and buttermilk. Stir broccoli mix into eggs.
7. Time to finish this thing! Take your crust, layer on half your cheese, then pour the broccoli/egg mix in, then sprinkle on remaining cheese.
8. Bake in 375°F oven for 35-40 minutes.
9. Serve with side salad or soup.
You can’t go wrong with this meal, it brings together childhood favourites. At least it was a childhood favourite of mine. Really, anything with cheese can’t be a bad choice right? Tell that to this kid.
This looks so GOOD! What a hit. I have all the ingredients to make this today! Precious baby by the way. 🙂
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Thanks lover! This was such a good dinner, I ended up finishing it all up the next day.. mmmmmmm you should make that again!
What a great looking dinner! Love the potato crust.
My kids will love this…and helping me make it 🙂
Beautiful pics! And delicious tart!
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Your photos are just beautiful – and what a great way to get green veggies in a kid’s diet!
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Liz…you are rockin’ my world! Go girl! xoxo
I’m glad everyone likes this recipe so much. I am totally making it again. Sooo soooo good!
Oh gosh, he is just TOO adorable, Elizabeth!
My superbly picky little guy actually loves broccoli. Go figure. Won’t touch berries, though.
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what a fantastic recipe. i like the touch of oil on the crust after its cooked to make it crispy.
i just copied and pasted so i can make this recipe sometime. it looks so good and it works great with our little veggie family! thanks :0) i’ll be back to check for more recipes in the future!
This looks lovely. Your son is a cutie too, by the way. And don’t fret too much about his pickiness, I have picky eaters in my house myself, in spite of all of my attempts to change them!
My Sunday dinner. Too good not to make it 🙂
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I love the idea of a potato crust. Fantastic – thanks for that, I will definitely try it.
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Great idea using potatoes as the crust! I love all these ingredients and will be making this one soon!
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This is the coolest crust ever! I don’t what else to say about it, except I want to make it soon!
That tart looks really delicious and so different to what I was expecting when I read the title. I think I just might have to try this!
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Okay, you had me at potato crust. I have a little obsession with those little beasties. I hope you have a most excellent dinner tonight. Enjoy!
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is it possible your photography is getting better than your cooking?? I dunno! Maybe a dinner party at your place will help me decide!? ;o) Food looking good as always! Hope all is well in the new home! call me!
Just a Q – do the grated onions get mixed and baked with the potatoes for the crust? 🙂
Yes they do! I clarified in the recipe for ya!
This is just my kinda food – will be trying it soon ( love the pics being a visual sort of person) and the baby is gorgeous.
Tried your decadant apple pie last week – family all loved it.
So glad I found you on the web!
Keep doing what you do
So glad you liked the apple pie Valerie! You won’t be dissapointed with this recipe either, I guarantee it. 🙂
MMMMMMMMMM,….Wow, …with a potao crust, that is something different!!
What a tasty looking dish!!
I love love the idea of the potato crust! I wonder what it would taste like with a mashed potato crust…would be a cool hybrid between a broccoli cheese tart and a shepherd’s pie!
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So, I’ve been reading your blog for a while, and so much of your food looks so friggin good. I think this week’s menu is going to be centered around some of your dishes, including this one. It’s high time. Will let you know what I’ve sampled.
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Aww, Irina. I’m so flattered! I really hope you like them. I love your blog too, and your attitude. Your ‘tude is awesome. If you lived here, we’d be best baking buddies, I know it!
The crust is outstanding. You’re making folks hungry!
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Looks delicious… the potato crust sounds wonderful!
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That looks so good! I like the sound of a potato crust! The beer can’t hurt either. 🙂
This looks almost exactly like the recipe from moosewood.
Hmmm, I’ve heard of Moosewood, but I don’t generally use cookbooks. As anyone who’s eaten in my kitchen can attest, I have a very sad collection of them. Similarities between recipes are pretty common, so I’m not surprised that one of my own resembles someone else’s. As I do in all my recipes, if it is, in fact, an adaptation of a recipe, I always make note of it. As this was a creation of my own, I made no notations.
This looks wonderful. I can’t wait to try it.
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Yummy and cheesy goodness! Your pictures are so wonderful and mouth watering.
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Yummy ! Thank you for sharing. Cheers !
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Your potato crust looks AMAZING! I must try this!
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Catching up on past posts and have to stop and tell you how delicious this looks. Well, frankly, it all looks incredibly tasty. However, I find the transition from winter to spring a bit similar (food-wise) to that from autumn to winter. At least the desire to use fresh ingredients but still have food convey warmth. I’ll be trying this one soon. Thanks so much!! Looking forward to reading more…
Hi from Australia! I made this for dinner tonight and the whole family loved it! Thank you so much for a great recipe and i can’t wait to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
Glad you liked it Sarah! For an egg dish, the leftovers are outstanding…if I do say so myself…:)
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question:
i happen to have lager in the fridge, and also white wine – do you think either of these would work as a sub for the dark beer, or am i making crazy-talk? i’ll be attempting to veganize this anyway, so i guess i have bigger things to worry about…
Lager yes! White wine, no! Let me know how veganzing this goes…I’m very curious…
Absolutely delicious, thanks for this recipe.
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