Easy Veg Sformata with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto and Pine Nuts
RECIPE OVERVIEW
Impress you vegetarian guests with The Happy Pear's Easy Veg Sformata with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto and Pine Nuts. The perfect dish for a Christmas starter or canapé.
Ingredients
Serves: 4 people
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1
tsp
Baking Powder
-
4
-
Cherry Tomatoes
halved -
150
g
Chickpea Flour
or use gluten free porridge oats blended into a fine flour -
1
-
Red Chilli
one half, deseeded and thinly sliced -
2
-
Spring Onions
finely chopped -
100
fillets
SuperValu Baby Spinach
chopped -
1
-
SuperValu Carrot
grated -
1
-
SuperValu Courgette
half and grated -
50
g
SuperValu Pine Nuts
-
100
g
The Happy Pear Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
-
150
ml
Vegetable Stock
or water
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Line eight holes in a 12-hole muffin tray with paper cases.
2. Put the spinach, carrot, courgette, spring onions and chilli in a large bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
3. Sift the ‑ our and baking powder into a separate large bowl and mix together. Add the stock and mix together until it forms a smooth batter. Add the pesto and pine nuts and incorporate until it is well combined. Add the veg to the batter and mix it all together.
4. Divide the mix between the eight paper cases in the muffin tray. Flatten and smooth the tops of each muffin. Put a halved cherry tomato in the centre of each muffin, cut side up.
5. Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until the tops start to turn golden and they are fully cooked through. Serve hot or cold.
Did you know?
Sformata is a fancy Italian word for a light savoury flan. Tasty, really easy to make and great as party food with a sweet beet hummus or for dinner with some roast veg and a green salad. It even works well in lunchboxes.
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