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Cheesy Asparagus Flan

This asparagus flan recipe is delicious hot or cold and makes a great centre piece for a picnic.

Ingredients

Serves 4

Enough shortcrust pastry to line an 8 inch flan dish
150 ml double cream
2 eggs
100g Cheddar cheese
100g Red Leicester or similar cheese
200g green asparagus
Handful fresh parsley or chives, chopped
1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 190 C / Gas Mark 5 / 375 F. Roll out the pastry and line an 8 inch flan tin.

If you want, you can bake it blind. Cover pastry with a sheet of grease-proof paper and then fill with baking beads or equivalent. Bake for 15 minutes.
Wash the asparagus thoroughly to remove any grit and chop into 5cm chunks.
Steam lightly for 5 minutes, then drain well.
Grate the cheeses.
Beat together the cream and the eggs. Add the herbs, salt and pepper, with the mustard (if using).
Put half of each cheese into the cream mixture.
Arrange the asparagus spears in the flan dish and pour the cream mixture on top. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
Bake for about 35 minutes (this depends on your oven), until the egg mixture is risen and set.

Time From Cupboard-To-Table

About 1 hour .

Notes & Variations on Cheesy Asparagus Flan

Delicious hot, cold or warm. Makes a great picnic dish, if the weather's warm enough!

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