This Basil and Tomato Flan recipe is ideal for the working mum or professional that has little or no time to cook but wants a recipe to impress.
A flan or also known as quiche originated in France. They are also ideal made the day before for a picnic lunch!
Serve this flan with a lovely mixed salad. What a healthy treat!
Line a 23 cm (9 inch) flan tin with oven paper and place the pastry sheet on top. Filling: Melt the dairy free butter in a pan, add sliced leek and sauté until tender. Mix together the eggs, dairy free cream and cheese in a bowl and add the cooked leek. Pour into the pastry case. Peel the tomatoes and cut into slices, about 1cm thick. Combine the basil and parsley together and roll the edges of the tomato slices into it, to cover the edges. Place them decoratively on top of the quiche mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste on top. Bake in a moderate oven (180°C/350°F) for about 30 minutes.BASIL AND TOMATO FLAN
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