Onion Filo Tart

Vegan

Serves:

Ingredients:

45 ml/3 tbsp olive oil
900g/2lb onions, peeled and sliced (Don’t be put off by the amount of onions required – they reduce terrifically when cooked)
5ml/1tsp sea salt
15ml/1tbsp caster sugar
Freshly ground black pepper
1.25ml/¼ tsp ground nutmeg
5ml/1tsp juniper berries, crushed
6 sheets filo pastry, thawed
1 garlic clove, crushed
45ml/3tbsp soya cream

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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6.

3. Meanwhile, oil a flan tart with a removable base and line with 2 sheets of filo, pressing them against sides. Combine remaining oil with garlic and brush over filo.

4. Use remaining filo to make strong base and sides, brushing with oil and garlic every third sheet.

5. Fill the pastry case with baking beans and blind bake in hot oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove baking beans.

6. Mix soya cream with cooked onions and pour into cooked pastry case. Return to oven and bake for further 15 minutes, or until the top is brown.

7. Cool before slicing.