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Spring Quiche

Ingredients

  • Pate Brisee for single pie crust.( premade pie crust will save time)
  • 1½ cups fresh spinach, chopped roughly
  • 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
  • 10 asparagus spears
  • 5 oz goat cheese, plus additional ounce for sprinkling on top of quiche
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp sea salt, plus additional for seasoning asparagus
  • ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper, plus additional for seasoning asparagus
  • 1 tsp hot sauce
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • ¾ cup milk (not non-fat)
  • 1 tbsp fresh chopped dill

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In large iron skillet heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium high heat.
  3. Add shallots to pan and cook until softened and fragrant. Remove from pan and set aside.
  4. Wipe skillet out with paper towel and set aside to cool.
  5. Crack eggs into medium sized bowl and whisk to blend.
  6. Add salt, pepper, hot sauce, cream and milk. Whisk to combine.
  7. Once skillet has cooled, press Pate Brisee into bottom of pan with edge of crust only slightly coming up side of pan.
  8. In layers, first spread spinach atop crust, followed by the shallots.
  9. Sprinkle goat cheese atop shallots (will not cover whole area, space out evenly)
  10. Pour egg mixture on top of layered vegetables and cheese and poke down spinach into egg mixture so that it is mostly covered.
  11. Place in 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.
  12. In the meantime, place asparagus on baking sheet, add olive oil, a few sprinkles or sea salt and a grind or two of black pepper and place in the oven along with the quiche to roast(about 15 minutes). Remove from oven.
  13. Once quiche has cooked for 20 minutes, remove from oven, place asparagus on top of quiche and push down slightly to set in place. Sprinkle quiche with remaining ounce of goat cheese and return to oven until quiche is set in the middle and slightly browned around the edges(about 15 minutes).
  14. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped dill, cut and serve.

Recipe brought to you by: Pure Grace Farms