Vegetarian
Serves 6
Crust:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
8 Tbsp cold butter, cut into pieces
Filling:
1 tbsp butter
1 cup of brocccoli (cut in small chunks)
1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped
12 oz of assorted cheeses (choose your favorites), cows milk cheese, softer cheeses cut into chunks, harder cheeses grated
6 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 lbs swiss chard, stems and ribs removed, leaves blanched, drained, and finely chopped
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1. For the crust: combine flour, cornstarch,and salt in a large bowl. Using pastry blender or 2 table knives, work butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal flecked with pea size peices of butter, then rub butter pieces into flour mixture with your fingers. Add up to 6 tbsp of ice water, 1tbsp at a time, mixing until rough dough forms. Knead dough in bowl until it comes together, then shape into a ball. Flatten dough into disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. roll dough out on a lightly floured surface into a 14" round. Ease pastry into a 2" deep 10" round tart pan and crimp ridges. Prick dough all over with a fork, line with parchment paper and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until crust is set and edge begins to color, 30-35 minutes. Remove parchment paper and weights and continue to bake crust until lightly browned, about 5 minutesmore. Remove crust from oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
3. For the filling: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook until soft, 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, put cheeses into a food processor and pulse until smooth. Add eggs and milk and pulse until blended. Transfer to bowl with onions. Add chard, broccoli, thyme, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste and mix well.
4. Pour filling into crust and bake until set, 40-45 minutes. Serve quiche at room temperature.
* you can add any other veggies you like, try with red pepper. You can also use different herbs, try with basil or rosemary.