Spinach Goat Cheese Quiche
A luxurious and vibrant Tomato Spinach Goat Cheese Quiche featuring a buttery, flaky crust filled with a silky egg custard, sweet cherry tomatoes, wilted spinach, and tangy goat cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 10gFat: 26gSodium: 345mgFiber: 2g
Ingredients
For the Pastry
- 250 g plain flour mine was a gluten-free blend
- 125 g butter cut into cubes and at room temp
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp fine salt
- 40 ml water with gluten-free flour, you may need up to 70ml
For the filling
- 3 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 200 ml double cream
- 1 bell pepper
- 8-10 baby meli-melo tomatoes
- Handful of fresh spinach leaves
- 1/2 a red onion finely chopped
- 50 g soft goat's cheese cut into cubes
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Dried herbs pepper & salt to taste
Instructions
To make the pastry
- Sift the flour and tip onto a clean worktop. Make a well in the center for the cubes of butter, the egg, and the salt. Begin to rub the ingredients between your fingers, gradually drawing in flour until combined and you have a mixture resembling breadcrumbs.
- Add the water and bring together to make a ball of dough.
- Wrap in cling film and put in the fridge for at least 30 mins.
- Once the pastry is chilled and rested, preheat the oven to 180oC and lightly grease a round or fluted flan tin. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface. Place into the tin and use a knife to cut away excess from the edges.
- Prick with a fork and blind bake for about 15 minutes.
For the filling
- Line a small roasting tin with foil. Cut the pepper into thin strips and halve the tomatoes. Put in the tin and sprinkle with a little olive oil and herbs. Roast for 15-20 mins. (These can go into the oven along with the pastry case).
- In a frying pan, heat the rest of the olive oil and cook the onion over a relatively low heat until soft. Add the spinach and cook for a couple more minutes until it has wilted.
- Whisk together the eggs and cream and add a little salt and pepper.
- Put the vegetables and goat's cheese into the pastry dish and pour over the egg mixture. Bake the quiche for about 40 mins, until the filling has set and is going golden on the top.
- Serve warm, with a few salad leaves, or leave to cool and cut into slices to take to your picnic!
Notes
- When making the pastry, ensure your hands are cool (run under cold water before making) and handle the pastry as little as possible.
- To make spinach goat cheese quiche crustless, skip the pastry part, do the filling.
- Add mushrooms to make quiche goat cheese mushroom spinach.
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