Sausage and Spinach Flan
This flan, with its wholemeal pastry case, is good served warm with vegetables or cold with a salad. It makes hearty picnic food and can be baked the day before it's needed. Use firm, meaty sausages.
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz butter
- 8 oz chipolata sausages halved
- 1 large onion skinned and chopped
- 1 oz plain wholemeal flour
- 1/2 pint fresh milk
- salt and pepper
- 2 oz spinach trimmed, blanched and chopped
- 1 egg beaten
- 7 inch uncooked wholemeal pastry case
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large frying pan and lightly fry the sausages and onion for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually add the milk, stirring continuously, until the sauce thickens, boils and is smooth. Simmer for 1-2 minutes. Season to taste.
- Stir in the spinach and cook for 1 minute. Beat in the egg.
- Pour the mixture into the pastry case and bake at 190°C (375°F) mark 5 for 45 minutes. Serve hot or cold with salad.
Calories: 499 kcal
Carbohydrates: 35 g
Protein: 17 g
Fat: 33g
Saturated Fat: 12 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 54 mg
Sodium: 990 mg
Potassium: 280 mg
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 5 g
Vitamin A: 1575 IU
Vitamin C: 6 mg
Calcium: 105 mg
Iron: 2 mg