A summer’s day in mid-spring and a spring vegetable quiche
Oct 12th, 2008 by Dani
Today was 30 degrees. That’s 86 if you speak Farenheit. It’s going to be a long hot summer.
Which prompted me to make a summery meal. Well that and the fact that I had nothing planned, some scraps that needed using, lunches to make, no bread and not a lot of time on my hands. Want to know my favourite thing about making quiche? One batch of shortcrust pstry makes enough pastry to make quiche for dinner plus a few mini quiches for lunch the nest day. Two meals made in the time it takes to make one quick meal.
The quiches I made tonight were not only vegetarian but eggless too. Not vegan though, lots of butter in the pastry and cheese in the filling. It would be esy enough to convert it to vegan if that’s what floats your boat. Coconut oil works well in shortcrust pastry and then all you would need would be soy cheese. This is such a malleable recipe, I’ll tell you what I used but throw anything in and it’s almost guaranteed to work.
Spring Vegetable Quiche
makes 1 family quiche and 5 mini quiches
1 batch shortcrust pastry
1 cup leftover brown rice, silverbeet and cheese bake
handful green beans
handful snow peas, sliced lengthways
4 brussel sprouts, finely chopped
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, thickly sliced
2 cups grated tasty cheese
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees
- Roll pastry out and line quiche dishes
- Spread rice over base of quiche and arrange vegetables on top of that.
- Scatter cheese evenly over the top
- Bake until melted and golden brown
- Serve hot, warm or cold. It’s all good.
It was very warm today wasn’t it? That northerly heats things up.
The quiches looks delish. Very good alternative to sandwiches for lunch too. Love the brown rice idea.
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Any alternative to sandwiches is friend of mine. It takes the pressure of the bread baking time line. I was determined not to waste that bit of rice!
We used to make something similar when I was younger. It works nicely with puff pastry too - put the pastry in the oven to “puff” then throw in the goodies.
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Yum Jazz. And hi! Love puff pastry. I try not to make it very often because I love it a little too much.
Nick brought one of these yummy looking things into work and I jut had to comment on it. Where do you find the time? I hope I’m as wonderful a mother /cook/sewer/friend as you are!
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This one is super quick and easy Em. Really. Especialy if you make lots and knock off dinner and the next days lunch in one preparation session. I find the time because I only work part time. And it interests me enough that I make the time. Plus I pre-plan. Planning helps a lot, ou can do bits and pieces in little steps.
You’re bound to be a nicer mother than me (I scream a lot), you’re already a better sewer. I can’t comment on the cooking because I haven’t tasted yours and I’ll leave my friend’s to judge my capability in that role, even an old narcissist like me can’t be too presumptuous ; p
BTW, the thermomix really helps the time management!!