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Peas and Asparagus Quiche
Course:
Starter
Cuisine:
French
Occasion:
Buffet and brunch
Prep Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
50
minutes
minutes
Servings:
6
This green peas and asparagus quiche is the perfect spring version of the French traditional quiche lorraine, vegetarian with no bacon. As an optional extra ingredient, some feta cheese.
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Ingredients
1
puff pastry
garnish
12
asparagus
green asparagus
1
knob
butter
150
gr
peas
quiche batter
4
eggs
200
gr
heavy cream
100
ml
milk
salt
pepper
optional
1
handful
chives
60
gr
feta cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.
Start by preparing the vegetables
For the asparagus
, cut the stem and roughly peel the stems. Peel and mince the garlic clove.
Melt the butter in a pan. Brown the asparagus on all sides for 5 to 10 minutes.
For the peas
,
boil a pan of salted water. Immerse the frozen or shelled peas and blanch them for 2 minutes. Drain them.
Prepare the quiche batter
Beat the eggs into an omelette in a bowl. Add the milk and cream, mix. Salt, pepper.
Pour the drained peas and the asparagus cut into sections into the quiche batter. Slice the chives, add them, mix.
Finish preparing the quiche and bake
Roll out the pie pastry in a pie dish.
Pour the quiche mixture with the peas and pieces of asparagus.
Sprinkle with chunks of feta cheese. The feta and chives are optional, depending on your taste.
Bake for 40 minutes at 180°C / 350°F.