Leek and Ham Puff Pastry Tarts with Apple-Tarragon Salad

Ingredients

• Puff Pastry Tarts

  • 1 sheet (200 g) store-bought puff pastry, thawed, cold
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 leek, white part only, cut into 12 pieces
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
  • 1/2 cup (50 g) Emmental cheese, grated
  • 1 tsp tarragon leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 cup (170 g) mustard-glazed roasted ham (see recipe), coarsely chopped (see note)

• Salad

  • 1 small Cortland apple, cored and julienned
  • 2 tsp tarragon leaves, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) apple cider vinegar
  • Emmental cheese shavings, to taste