Pre baked flan shell
30 g Margarine
1/4 kg Medium onions
2 Cloves garlic
1/4 kg Firm tofu
200 ml Soya milk
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 ts Freshly-grated nutmeg
1. Put the margarine to melt in a frying pan over a low heat.
2. Meanwhile, skin and finely dice the onions, add to the pan and saut for
a few minutes.
3. Skin md crush the garlic and stir it in with the onions.
4. Continue cooking till the onions are just transparent but not yet
beginning to brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
5. Coarsely dice the tofu and put it in a blender.
6. Add the cooked onions and garlic to the blender, together with the soya
milk, salt and pepper to taste and blend to a smooth cream.
7. Pour the onion mixture into the flan shell, smooth the top, sprinkle
with the ground nutmeg and bake in the middle of a moderate oven
177C/350F/Gas Mark 4 until the top begins to brown (about 1/2 hour). This
is equally good hot, straight from the oven, or chilled.
Yields
8 servings