Vegetable Quiche
- 250 g flour (1 cup)
- 3 g salt (1/2 tsp)
- 125 g shortening (1/2 cup)
- 63 g water (1/4 cup)
- 15 ml Olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 225 g mushrooms sliced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 500 ml vegetables (2 cups)
- 30 ml wine
- 60 ml flour (1/4 cup)
- 250 ml cream or blend
- 4 eggs beaten
- 250 ml Gruyère cheese (1 cup)
- 3 ml salt (1/2 tsp)
- 3 ml pepper (1/2 tsp)
- 1 ml thyme (1/4 tsp)
CRUST
Mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening. Add cold water. Mix together and roll out. Place in a quiche or pie dish.
FILLING
Heat pan over medium heat. Add olive oil, onion, mushrooms, garlic and vegetables. Sauté for 5 minutes. Add wine. Sauté until most of the liquid has evaporated.
In a bowl stir together cream and flour. Add eggs, cheese, salt, pepper and thyme. Add vegetable mixture. Pour into prepared quiche dish.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Vegetables that we add are peppers, broccoli, spinach. Individually or a combination. Sometimes when we use spinach we substitue the Gruyère cheese for feta and cheddar and add tomatoes.
Pescatarian - substitute 1 cup of cooked lobster for 2 cups of vegetables.