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Mushroom nut roast tart with pesto recipe

Mushroom nut roast tart with pesto recipe

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Created by The Tesco Recipes team

With all the flavours of classic nut roast, this vegan nut and mushroom roast tart with homemade pesto drizzle is the ideal easy vegan Christmas dinner. It's piled high with meaty mushrooms, ribbons of sweet parsnips and sharp red onions, and sprinkled with toasted nuts and seeds for extra crunch. The pastry base for this alternative Christmas main can be prepped in advance, saving you time on the big day. See method

Ingredients

  • 500g parsnips, trimmed and peeled
  • 1 large red onion, cut into 2cm chunks
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 5 tbsp olive oil, plus 1 tsp
  • 150g pack Portobello mushrooms, sliced
  • 250g pack chestnut mushrooms, quartered
  • 200g pack baby button mushrooms
  • 50g blanched hazelnuts
  • 50g blanched almonds
  • 50g pine nuts
  • 15g fresh chives, snipped
  • 15g fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 30g pack fresh basil
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

For the pastry

  • 200g wholemeal spelt flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 100g vegetable suet
  • 80g wholefood 4-seed mix
If you don't have red onions, try using white, brown or spring onions

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2110kj
    507kcal     25%

  • Fat

    33g 48%

  • Saturates

    9g 47%

  • Sugars

    10g 11%

  • Salt

    0.5g 9%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 39.4g Protein 12.3g Fibre 9.7g

Method

  1. To make the pastry, use a cutlery knife to mix the flour, suet, seeds and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Add 125ml cold water and, still using the knife, mix to bring the pastry together into a ball.
  2. On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry into a rectangle to line a 30 x 20cm baking tin; trim to fit, discarding any trimmings. Chill in the fridge for 30 mins.
  3. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Line the pastry with nonstick baking paper; fill with baking beans. Bake on the top shelf for 25 mins. Remove the beans and paper; set aside to cool.
  4. Peel 50g parsnips into ribbons and set aside. Chop the remaining parsnips and put in a large roasting tin with the onion. Drizzle with the maple syrup and 1 tbsp olive oil; season and toss to coat. Roast for 30 mins, stirring halfway, until soft and lightly golden. Set aside to cool.
  5. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large, deep frying pan over a high heat. Add the mushrooms; season and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 mins until soft and well coloured. You may need to do this in batches. Transfer to a bowl to cool.
  6. For the pesto, toast the nuts in a dry pan over a medium heat for 1-2 mins, tossing until lightly golden. Set half the nuts aside and tip the rest into a food processor; pulse until fairly fine. Add the chives, parsley, basil, garlic and 2 tbsp olive oil; season. Blitz until well combined.
  7. To assemble, spread half the pesto over the base of the pastry. Strain and discard the liquid from the mushrooms, then arrange over the pesto, followed by the roasted parsnips and onion. Add 1 tbsp each olive oil and water to the remaining pesto, then spoon it over the tart. Roughly chop and scatter over half the nuts. Toss the parsnip ribbons with 1 tsp olive oil and arrange them over the top, finishing with nuts and 2-3 tsp pesto.
  8. Bake on the middle shelf for 20-25 mins until the parsnip ribbons are lightly golden and the tart is heated through. Slice into squares and drizzle with the reserved pesto, if you like.

Get ahead: Cook the pastry the day before. Keep in the tin, covered with clingfilm, at room temperature.

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