Veggie Quiche with Green Salad
A quiche is a delicious savory dish made of a pie crust, egg mixture, and fillings. It is super versatile. Feel free to add your favorite veggies and herbs.
Servings: 1 pie
Calories: 550kcal
Ingredients
for the quiche
- 2 cups zucchini grated
- 2 cups carrot grated
- 1 cup bell pepper finely chopped
- 1.5 cup tomato chopped
- 1 cup onion finely chopped
- 3 clove garlic minced
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 pie crust puff pastry or make your own (scroll down to notes for the recipe)
- 3 egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup grated cheese
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried oregano
For the salad
- 4 cups salad greens of your choice
- 1 cup tomato diced
- 1 cup cucumber diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400˚F or 200˚C. When preheated, pop the crust (in a pie plate and weighted down with dry beans or pie weights if you have them) in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven.
- Heat cooking oil over medium-high heat. Saute onion for 2 minutes, add garlic and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Add bell pepper, zucchini, and carrots. Cook them on medium-high heat until vegetables are tender and crisp, stir often.
- Add the tomatoes and spinach and stir to combine. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Whisk together the milk, eggs, cheese, rosemary, paprika powder, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Add the egg mixture to the vegetable mix. Stir well.
- Pour into cooled pie crust and bake at 400˚F or 200˚C for 35-40 minutes or until set. Let it stand 10 minutes before serving.
- Serve with a green salad on the side. Add a little lime/lemon juice and black pepper if desired.
Notes
- 1 pie serves 4 to 6 people.
- CLICK HERE to learn how to make your own puff pastry
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