Mushroom Lentil and Walnut Tart
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Recipe type: Vegan
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 1 tablespoon ground linseeds
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups of breadcrumbs (95 grams bread)
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast - or use Parmesan cheese if not vegan
  • Filling:
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 100 grams Swiss brown mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 3 spring onions, sliced (reserve a little of the green part)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 300 grams silken firm tofu
  • 2 tablespoons milk of choice (I used soy milk)
  • 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ of a 400 gram tin of lentils (2/3 cup), drained and rinsed
Instructions
  1. For this tart I used a 34 cm x 11 cm rectangular tart tin with a removable base
  2. A 20 cm (8 inch) quiche pan should also work well
  3. Heat oven to 180 degrees C
  4. Crust:
  5. Start by mixing the ground linseeds with the water and set aside.
  6. Place the breadcrumbs, walnuts, olive oil and nutritional yeast in the bowl of a food processor.
  7. Mix until combined, but be careful not to crush the walnuts up too much. You want them to retain a slightly chunky texture.
  8. Pour mixture into a bowl and stir through the linseed mix (egg replacer).
  9. Press evenly into the base of your chosen tart tin
  10. Filling:
  11. Heat a fry pan over medium heat.
  12. When hot, add some olive oil and the mushrooms and saute for a few minutes until they start to brown.
  13. Add the garlic and spring onions and saute for a further minute, before removing from the stove.
  14. Place the tofu, milk, nutritional yeast, salt and some pepper in the bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth.
  15. Tip mixture into a bowl and fold through the lentils and most of the mushrooms, reserving a few for the top of the tart.
  16. Pour the filling into the crust and sprinkle remaining mushrooms and spring onions over the top.
  17. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until 'set'.
  18. Remove from oven and allow to cool for approx 10 minutes before attempting to remove from tin.
  19. Serve with veggies or salad
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at https://healthyhomecafe.com/2018/04/22/mushroom-lentil-and-walnut-tart/