Lentil and Mushroom Flan

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 1/2 cup soy flour
• 3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup Sanitarium So Good Soy Drink
• 1 medium red onion, finely sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, cut into thin slivers
• 8 sprigs fresh thyme
• 150g button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup cooked brown lentils
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Method

1. Place the flours, cottage cheese and 2 tablespoons of oil in a food processor and pulse to combine.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of So Good and pulse until the pastry forms a ball.
3. Wrap in plastic wrap and rest in the fridge while preparing the filling.
4. Preheat the oven to moderately hot 200*.
5. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan, and cook the onion and garlic over medium heat until golden.
6. Add the thyme, mushrooms and lentils and cook over high heat for 5 minutes, or until softened.
7. Whisk together the eggs and remaining So Good.
8. On a lightly floured board roll out the pastry into a 30cm round.
9. Press into a 22 cm flan tin, top with baking paper and 1/2 cup of dry beans.
10. Bake the pastry for 10 minutes. Remove the baking paper and beans, then spoon the mushroom mixture into the shell.
11. Place the flan on a baking tray, pour in the egg mixture and bake for 35 minutes, or until set.

This recipe is courtesy of Sanitarium from The Bean Book.