Croustade of Mushroom
Ingredients
Base:
- 125 gm soft breadcrumbs
- 125 gm ground nuts
- 50 gm margarine
- 125 gm flaked almonds/pine kernels/hazelnuts
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
Topping:
- 500 gm mushrooms sliced
- 50 gm margarine
- 2 heaped TB flour
- 400 ml more or less soy milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- grated nutmeg
- 4 tomatoes sliced
- 1 TB chopped parsley
Instructions
- Make the base by mixing together the breadcrumbs and ground nuts. Rub in the margarine as for pastry. Add flaked almonds and mix.
- Then add garlic and herbs. Mix well, then firmly press down in a flat ovenproof dish or Swiss roll tin.
- Bake in a hot oven 230C for 15-17 minutes until crisp and golden.
- For the topping, saute the mushrooms in margarine until tender, add flour, stir and remove from the heat. Stir in the soy milk, return to the heat and stir as it thickens.
- Simmer for 10 mins on low. Season. Spoon mix on top of the base, top with tomatoes.
- Bake for 10-15 minus to heat through. Top with parsley.
- NB. if you don’t like mushrooms, make the topping by replacing the mushrooms with 2 cups of finely sliced leeks and corn kernels. Add 2 tsp of vegetable stock powder.
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