Sweet Potato and Lentil Pie – Gluten-free version

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

1. 1
   Heat the olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
2. 2
   Add the onion and fry for 8–10 minutes, stirring, until the onion is soft and deep golden.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
3. 3
   Add the garlic and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.

To assemble

1. 4
   Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F). Line a 24 cm pan with parchment paper.

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOvenParchment paper

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2. 5
   Cook the lentils in boiling salted water 20 minutes, until it is soft.

   ⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot

   💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
3. 6
   Drain and mash the lentils coarsely.

   ColanderMasher
4. 7
   Mix the eggs until smooth.
5. 8
   Add the gluten-free flour blend and mix.
6. 9
   Add the vegetables, lentils, fried onion, cumin, paprika and salt and mix.
7. 10
   Pour into the pan and spread evenly.

   Baking pan
8. 11
   Bake 35–40 minutes, until the quiche is firm and golden.

   ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

   💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
9. 12
   Let cool 10 minutes before cutting.

   💡Resting before cutting sets the pie: cut straight out of the oven, it is still soft inside and the slices fall apart.