Quiche is a great dish to make the night before a busy week starts as it is great to have it on hand for a healthy dinner. I love making quiche for this reason as well you can basically add anything you have on hand into it. A few years ago, I started cutting back on the amount of “flour” products we eat, not for any particular reason, except to cut carbs – they are bad for our waistlines! I came up with this simple basic quiche recipe and I just add whatever I have on hand to flavor it and to add some texture. In order to give the quiche some stability when you slice into it, I add lots of veggies to the bottom of the quiche pan, sort of like the crust, it works perfectly! This particular quiche is an asparagus one with caramelized shallots. I always find it funny when Lenny reaches for the hot sauce to season his quiche, sort of like the little kid who puts ketchup on everything, so this time, I added a dried chili from our garden last summer. It was just enough spice, to leave that bottle in the fridge! It is really a simple and delicious recipe.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 oz Swiss cheese, grated
- 1 lb asparagus, sliced at an angle into pieces
- 3 shallot, thinly sliced
- 1 dried chili, crunched
- grey sea salt, to taste
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Directions
- Heat oven to 425. Spray quiche pan with olive oil and set on a cookie sheet.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a frying pan, add shallots and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 20 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Drain back any olive oil/butter mixture into the frying pan and add the asparagus, chilie, and sea salt, cook until bright green and just slightly cooked but crunchy, about 5 minutes. Add shallots and toss, just to coat.
- Remove from heat and spread into the quiche pan.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs until blended, add the milk and cream and blend until mixed. Fold in the cheese. Pour over the asparagus. Bake for about 30 – 40 minutes, until set in the middle and lightly golden on top.
- Serve.
- Eat.
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