Onion And Goat's Cheese Flan

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 300 g plain flour
• 150 g butter, softened
• 1 -2 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 750 g red onions, finely sliced
• 4 -6 shallots, finely sliced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 150 g goat cheese, preferably a mild variety
• 1 egg
• 3 egg yolks
• 100 ml double cream
• 100 ml milk
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon oregano, finely chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sift the flower and 1/2 tsp of salt into a bowl.
• 2 add the butter and with you fingers rub the butter into the flower until absorbed.
• 3 add water to form a thick but workable dough.
• 4 cover the pastry in cling film and chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
• 5 on a lightly flowered surface roll out the pastry finely and cover a 28 cm flan dish.
• 6 prick the base a couple of times with the fork and bake blind in a preheated oven (200 c, 400 f or gas mark 6) for about 15-20 minutes.
• 7 while the pastry is baking heat oil in a frying pan.
• 8 fry the onions and shallots on a gentle heat until soft and starting to colour, around 15-20 minutes.
• 9 add the sugar and salt to taste and mix well.
• 10 at this stage you can also mix in herbs if required.
• 11 pace the onions into the part-paked pastry case and top with goat's cheese (if you have a hard variety you'll need to cut it into chunks otherwise you can just spoon it on) and black pepper.
• 12 beat the egg, yolks, cream and milk together and pour the mixture over the onions and goat's cheese.
• 13 bake in a preheated oven (200 c, 400 f or gas mark 6) until the filling has set, approximately 25-40 minutes.