Blissful Mediterranean quiche
Summer is for spending time with family, traveling, relaxing by the pool and this blissful Mediterranean quiche! We are all about simple, easy, healthy food. (Beautiful colors and presentation are a bonus!)
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 tsp ras-el-hanout (or curry powder)
- ¼ tsp hot pepper
- 1 medium zucchini, sliced
- 7 mint leaves, chopped
- 1 pastry
- 1 cup cream
- ½ cup Emmental cheese or your favorite cheese (cut into cubes)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pan on medium heat.
- Add onion and a pinch of salt.
- Cook for 4 minutes.
- Add red bell pepper and garlic. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Add tomato and ras-el-hanout (or curry powder). Cook 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C.
- Line a tart or quiche mold with the puff pastry.
- Place baking beans on the puff pastry to keep it from rising in the oven.
- Put in the oven and bake for 10/15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add zucchini and mint to the vegetable mixture in the pan.
- Mix eggs, cream, salt and black pepper in a bowl.
- Remove the puff pastry from the oven and remove the baking beans.
- Pour the egg mixture into the quiche mold.
- Pour the vegetable mixture over the egg mixture in the quiche mold.
- Add the cheese on top.
- Bake for 10/15 minutes or until the puff pastry is cooked through and the cheese is melted.
- Serve with green salad (our favorite is arugula!).
Notes
We used an 11 inch quiche mold for this recipe