Asparagus and broccoli flan

I made a couple of these for my mum today, so she has a vegetarian alternative for Christmas dinner.

It's just a slight variation of all of the flan recipes, but they looked so good I though I would add the recipe.

Asparagus and broccoli flan

Servings:	Serves 8 - Makes two 9" flans
Calories per serving:	379
Ready in:	1 hour
Prep. time:	10 minutes
Cook time:	50 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	Chef
First published:	17th January 2013

Best recipe review Seven years ago! 4.6/5 It's a long time since I made this, or any flan to be honest. Time to make amends! Paul R Smith

Twice now, I've forgotten to put greaseproof paper under the baking beans. Perhaps this picture will remind me next time!

Ingredients

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• 500 g pack of ready made shortcrust pastry
• Olive oil for greasing
• 4 free range eggs
• 8 tablespoons milk
• ¾ of 1 small head of broccoli, cut into small florets
• 100g baby asparagus tips, [1 small pack]
• 200 g of low-fat cream cheese - mine was chive and onion flavoured but that's personal taste
• A splash of Louisiana hot pepper sauce
• A handful of freshly chopped parsley
• Freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200° C (400° F - Gas 6)
2. On a floured board, roll out the pastry to fit your baking trays
3. Lightly oil the trays to prevent the pastry sticking
4. Press the pastry well into the edges of the trays
5. Blind bake for 10 minutes
6. Add the broccoli florets to a pan of boiling salted water and blanche for about 4 minutes. Remove and drain well
7. Add the eggs, milk, pepper, hot sauce and parsley to a large bowl and whisk until combined
8. Add the cream cheese and whisk until really well mixed
9. Arrange the florets in the partially baked flans and pour in the egg mix
10. Arrange the asparagus tips over the top of the flan
11. Bake for 30 minutes

Chef's tip

Because I use an electric whisk, I guess lots of air gets into the flans, so they often rise like soufflés, to at least double the height of the tin. bearing this in mind, ensure you leave enough room above the flan when baking!

See also

• Asparagus and broccoli flan
• Basic quiche case
• Bean and roasted red pepper flan
• Crayfish chili quiche
• Egg and bacon quiche
• Frankfurter quiche
• Kidney flan
• Prawn 'n' Pepsi flan
• Quiche Lorraine
• Smoked salmon quiche
• Spicy kidney flan
• Three cheese quiche
• Spicy three cheese flan with sesame seeds

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• Blind baking
• Baking beans
• Cheddar shortcrust pastry
• Quiche dish
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