Monday, July 30, 2012

Green & blue quiche

My first crack at French cooking since my arrival in Paris. A vegetarian quiche I improvised with green summer vege, blue cheese and caramelized red onions.

Prep time- 30 mins
Cooking time-20 mins
Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
-1 savoury pie crust (make your own or store bought is fine. I use store bought cause often its cheaper and the result is way more consistent)

-1 TBSP olive oil
- 1 red onion (thinly sliced)
-1 TBSP brown sugar
-1 head of broccoli (chopped into small pieces 1-2cm big)
-1 green pepper (thinly sliced)
-1 courgette (grated)
- 4 eggs
-1 cup milk
-30g blue cheese
-salt and pepper
-1/2 cup grated cheese

Method:
-Roll out the pastry into a (greased or paper lined) pie dish and freeze for 15 mins (best to do this before you start prepping the vege).
-Sauté in a heated pan of olive oil the red onion with the sugar until caramelized.
-Throw in the green vege and cook until tender.
-Pre heat your oven to 180 degrees celsius
-Beat eggs in a large bowl and add milk. Combine the cooked vege in the bowl and add the blue cheese  with salt and lots of pepper.
-Blind bake your chilled pastry for 10 mins.
-Take out pastry, pour in your egg/vege mix and make sure its spread out evenly so every part is covered with an even amount of vege.
-cover with grated cheese and more pepper.
-Place back in your hot oven and cook for 20 mins or until it rises and every part looks cooked. To check take out and give it a little shake, if it wobble it needs to cook a bit more.
-Let it set for 15 mins before eating.

Bon appetite!