Vegetarian xmas dinner ideas: flan

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Nutty Vegetable Flan

 

Recipe By :Harvest Collection by Gardner Merchant, Ltd.

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Pastry Pizza Sandwich

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 pound whole wheat pastry dough

1 cup cauliflower flowerets

1/2 cup chopped carrot

1/2 cup diced green beans

1/2 green bell pepper -- diced

1/2 cup roasted peanuts (no salt)

2 eggs

1 cup lowfat 1% milk

2 ounces Edam cheese -- grated

salt and black pepper

 

Line 1 large or 4 small flan dishes with pastry and bake blind at 400F

 

Blanch all the vegetables, refresh in cold water and divide among the pastry

cases. Roughly chop the peanuts and sprinkle evenly over the vegetables. Beat

the eggs and milk together. Mix in the cheese, season and pour the mixture over

the vegetables.

 

Bake the flan at 350F for about 25 minutes, until the filling is set. Serve hot

or cold accompanied by tomato sauce.

 

VARIATION:

Experiment with different vegetables, nuts and cheese

 

GARNISH:

Chicory leaves; scallion fleuron; mint leaf; celery top; sliced radish; baby

sweet corn

 

Bake Blind

To bake a pie crust without the filling.

Place a sheet of wax paper in the line flan or pie pan and fill with metal

weights or dried beans (to keep the pastry from bubbling). Bake at 400F for

about 15 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and bake for additional 10 minutes

to dry and lightly brown.

 

Cuisine:

" Vegetarian "

Source:

" A Vegetarian Cookbook for All Seasons: Winter "

Copyright:

" 1994 Avery 0895296152 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 485 Calories; 32g Fat (57.7% calories

from fat); 17g Protein; 35g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 145mg Cholesterol;

209mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0

Non-Fat Milk; 5 1/2 Fat.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 4370 0 0 3568 0 4408 0 0 697 0