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Vegetable Galette Recipe Recipe

A free-formed tender flakey crust enclosing a luscious melt in your mouth succulent filling. Leeks and kale marry with gruyere and rich mascarpone making the perfect balance of decadent and wholesome!

4.9 from 188 votes
185 mins
Total Time
8
servings
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Vegetable Galette Recipe

How to Make the Best Vegetable Galette Recipe

A vegetable galette is a rustic yet elegant dish that’s perfect for both weeknight dinners and impressive entertaining. This free-form pastry showcases beautiful seasonal vegetables wrapped in a tender, flaky homemade crust. The combination of earthy leeks and nutrient-rich kale paired with creamy mascarpone and nutty Gruyère cheese creates a filling that’s both decadent and wholesome—a perfect balance that appeals to everyone from vegetarians to meat-lovers alike.

What makes this recipe special is the laminated pastry dough, which creates those coveted crispy, flaky layers that shatter when you cut into them. The technique of folding the dough multiple times (like making puff pastry) ensures a professional-quality crust that rivals anything from a bakery. The eggs, anchovy paste, and Dijon mustard in the filling add depth and umami flavor that elevates this dish beyond a simple vegetable tart, making it restaurant-worthy but entirely achievable at home.

This galette is wonderfully versatile and forgiving. You can prepare the dough ahead of time and refrigerate it for up to three days, making it perfect for meal planning. Feel free to swap in other seasonal vegetables or cheeses based on what you have on hand. Whether you serve it warm or at room temperature, it’s sure to impress family and friends with its beautiful presentation and absolutely delicious, savory flavors.

Vegetable Galette Recipe

Vegetable Galette Recipe

A free-formed tender flakey crust enclosing a luscious melt in your mouth succulent filling. Leeks and kale marry with gruyere and rich mascarpone making the perfect balance of decadent and wholesome!

4.9 from 188 votes
CourseMain Course
CuisineEuropean
Keywordgalette recipe, savory galette recipe, galette dough, leek galette, vegetable galette, best galette dough, rough pastry dough
Prep Time140 mins
Cook Time45 mins
Total Time185 mins
Servings8 servings
Calories477kcal
AuthorRare Ivy
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Ingredients

Pastry Dough

Filling

Egg Wash

Instructions

Prepare the Dough

  1. Pulse flours, sugar, and salt in food processor to mix.
  2. Add chilled butter pieces. Pulse 3-4 times until butter is still the size of pinto beans. Dump mixture out into a bowl. Place the bowl in the fridge for about 15 minutes to get it cold.
  3. Remove from fridge. Add vinegar and the ice water. Gently, carefully mix the dough just until it seems well distributed. It will be very craggy and may have dry flour bits.
  4. Dump the dough onto a piece of parchment or plastic wrap. Form dough together, as best as you can, into about a 4 x 4-inch square. Wrap up and place in the fridge for 45 minutes.

Laminate the Dough

  1. Roll out into a rectangle approximately 5 x 11. Fold the pastry in thirds widthwise, like a business letter, resulting in 3 layers of dough.
  2. Turn the short end toward you and repeat step 6 two more times.
  3. After the third turn fold the dough in half. Refrigerate for one hour or up to 3 days.
  4. Rest the dough for 20 minutes at room temperature before rolling out.

Prepare the Filling

  1. Set oven to 425 degrees. If using a pizza stone or cast iron pan, place in the oven now while preheating.
  2. Saute kale, garlic and leeks in olive oil with the 1/4 teaspoon of salt over medium heat for about 8 minutes. Turn off heat and cover with a lid for 5-10 more minutes until tender. Add sage and parsley. Set aside.
  3. Meanwhile in another bowl combine eggs, anchovy paste, dijon, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper.

Assemble and Bake

  1. Roll out dough on a piece of parchment to 1/8 of an inch thick and in an approximate 14 inch circle. Trim the edges of the dough with a sharp knife to allow them to puff up.
  2. Spread mascarpone cheese on the rolled out circle, all but the outer 2 inches.
  3. Lay filling and grated gruyere cheese on top of the mascarpone.
  4. Whisk together egg wash. Brush the outside 2 inches of dough with the wash.
  5. Fold the outer 2 inches of dough in over the filling, overlapping dough every 2-3 inches gently pinching just enough to secure.
  6. Pour the seasoned beaten egg mixture evenly over the filling.
  7. Brush top of the crust with egg wash.
  8. Carefully transfer, lifting the parchment and galette onto the stone, cast iron or baking sheet. Sliding onto a pizza peel or cutting board can help with the transfer.
  9. Bake 10 minutes then turn oven down to 375 and bake another 25-35 minutes until puffed and the crust is golden. Cool 20 minutes before cutting.
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