Melting leek and goat’s cheese pastries

Make the most of ready-made puff pastry to create these easy vegetarian pastries filled with tender leeks and creamy goat's cheese. Serve crisp and golden with salad for lunch.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 leeks cleaned and sliced
• butter
• 4 tbsp double cream
• 1 egg beaten
• 375 g ready-rolled puff pastry
• 125 g goat’s cheese crumbled

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cook the leeks with a knob of butter until tender. Cool slightly, season well and stir in the cream and half the egg.
2. 2Heat the oven to 200c/fan 180c/gas 6. Cut the pastry into 4. Cut a diagonal slit about ½cm into each corner, then fold over each edge to make a narrow border.
3. 3Divide the leek mix between the pastries and top with goat’s cheese. Glaze the edges of the pastry with the rest of the egg, then bake for 25 minutes until golden and crisp.