A quiche is the perfect dish for any occasion – brunch, lunch, tea, dinner… the list goes on! They also have endless options for fillings, meaning you can make a completely different one each time. Also, quiches make a large meal out of relatively few ingredients.
Oh so delicious!
This recipe cuts out the pastry base; making it a much healthier meal that is wheat-free, gluten-free, sugar-free and grain-free. The best part is that you won’t even miss the base – the quiche still has nice crusty edges and you have more space for yummy fillings!
We made this last night for dinner and my husband said it was ‘one of the best quiches he has ever eaten.’ 🙂 It’s great for a light meal and is also ideal as a savoury option at a tea.
Ingredients:
Filling options:
Roasted butternut, caremelised onion, mushrooms and feta
Caremelised onion, rosemary and baby tomatoes
Smoked salmon strips, feta and cracked black pepper
Spinach and feta
Mushrooms, onion, red pepper and grated cheese
The option are endless!!
Quiche custard:
1/2 cup milk
6 extra-large eggs
1 tsp baking powder
salt and pepper to taste
finely grated parmesan to taste (optional)
Recipe:
Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease a pie/quiche dish or casserole dish.
Concoct a filling using the options above or create your own.
I went with the first option and I really recommend it. The roasted butternut gives an amazing sweet taste to the quiche! Here’s how to go about it:
Cut a butternut into small cubes or buy cubed butternut.
Cut up an onion roughly into ‘strips’
Place butternut and onion on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with rosemary and salt and pepper and roast for 30-40 mins at 180 C.
Ready to roast
When you have 10 minutes left for the butternut to roast, cook the mushrooms in a frying pan, adding a teaspoon of garlic and thyme leaves near the end of cooking.
Mushrooms ready to go into the quiche
Spoon the filling (roasted butternut, caremelised onions, mushrooms and cubed feta) into the dish.
Fantastic fillings
Beat together the quiche custard ingredients and pour over the filling.
Quiche custard poured over fillings
Bake for 45 minutes until the custard has set.
Ready to eat!
Serve for tea, or at a meal with a fresh side salad.
Easy meal!
So scrumptious!
Original recipe from Cooking for an Allergy-Free Lifestyle by Tammi Forman
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