Name: Lentil Tart with Rice Crunch Pastry
Yield: Serves 4–5
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 125g (4oz) butter; 25g (1oz) ground rice; 600 ml (1 pint) milk; 1 teaspoon ground mace; 175g (6oz) orange lentils; 1 large egg (size 1); 50g (2oz) grated cheese (Cheddar or Cheshire); 3–5 pinches of chilli powder; Paprika, to sprinkle; 1 tablespoon water; 1 onion, chopped finely; Salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 175g (6oz) plain flour

Preparation info

Serves
4–5

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Almost Vegetarian Cookbook

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1999

About

This is reminiscent of traditional vegetarian fare and is perfect for a homely informal meal.

Ingredients

For the Pastry

175g (6oz) plain flour
1 teaspoon salt

Method

To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl and stir in the ground rice. Put the butter and water in a saucepan and melt the butter gently. Then pour the butter into the flour mixture, stirring it in with a wooden spoon to form a warm dough. Press this dough evenly over the base and sides of a 23cm (9-inch) loose-bottomed flan tin, bringing it up slightly above the rim of the tin. R