Description
A vibrant and healthy savory entree and brunch course featuring ten portions of blind-baked pie crust filled with an egg custard cooked inside a preheated oven until crisp tossed inside a smooth rich emulsion glaze of zucchini spinach sun-dried tomatoes Kalamata olives and feta cheese.
Ingredients
1 round pie dough
1/2 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped zucchini
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup chopped spinach
1 tbsp minced garlic
5 large fresh eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
1/4 cup Kalamata olives
1 cup feta cheese
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
Sauté onion and zucchini in olive oil in a skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes then cook spinach and garlic for 2 minutes more to cool.
Preheat oven to 385°F (195°C) pressing pie dough into a pie pan lining with parchment and weights to bake for 10 minutes.
Remove weights and parchment baking dough for another 8 minutes until pale gold then reduce oven temperature to 375°F (190°C).
Whisk eggs heavy cream milk sun-dried tomatoes olives feta cheese oregano salt pepper and cooled cooked vegetables in a bowl.
Pour the vegetable custard mixture into the pre-baked pie crust baking at 375°F for 40 minutes to rest 10 minutes before serving in New York.
Notes
Pressing the raw vegetable skins completely bone-dry with heavy paper towels before baking is the secret to a professional-grade crisp jacket for this Simple Mediterranean Quiche.
Protein-rich mineral-heavy five large fresh farm eggs provide a sophisticated and nutrient-dense foundation while adhering to strict platform platform rules.
This simple single-pan stove baked party snack platter starter is naturally pork-free and wine-free for rapid evening gathering trays.
- Prep Time: ~ 20 mins.
- Cook Time: ~ 50 mins.
- Category: Brunch.
- Method: Oven Pie Baking and Stovetop Vegetable Sautéing.
- Cuisine: Traditional European-Mediterranean Bistro.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ~ 1 slice
- Calories: ~ 230 kcal
- Sugar: ~ 2 g
- Sodium: ~ 420 mg
- Fat: ~ 16 g
- Saturated Fat: ~ 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~ 9 g
- Trans Fat: ~ 0 g
- Carbohydrates: ~ 14 g
- Fiber: ~ 1.5 g
- Protein: ~ 8 g
- Cholesterol: ~ 115 mg
Keywords: Simple Mediterranean Quiche, Mediterranean Quiche, Vegetable Quiche, Feta Spinach Quiche, Zucchini Quiche, Baked Quiche, Brunch, New York Recipe.