Vegetarian Zucchini Quiche

Hey guys!

I have a new recipe and it is AMAZING :)

Actually already a couple of weeks ago my mom wanted to throw a casual dinner party. However, since she works full-time she didn't really want to cook. Well, I offered to do that for her and I decided that baking a quiche would be perfect. I love cooking quiches when having people over because they are delicious and seem really fancy without being difficult to cook. They can also be prepared ahead of time very easily and are tasty warm or cold. Also you can basically just throw anything you have in the fridge (or freezer...) into the egg and milk mixture and you are good to go.

We had loads of zucchinis and yellow squashes in the fridge that we had bought from a local farmer just a few days earlier. They looked gorgeous and seemed perfect for a nice vegetarian quiche.

I hope you enjoy recipe and let me know how you like it.

Recipe:

Ingredients:

Fresh ingredients:

• 1 yellow squash
• 2 zucchinis
• 1 bunch spring onions
• 1 yellow onion
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic
• a couple twigs of fresh thyme

Other

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk (you can also substitute some heavy cream to make it even more creamy...but unfortunately also a little less healthy...)
• 1 deep dish pie crust (frozen)
• 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• salt, pepper
• pinch of nutmeg (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

First step is cutting all the fresh ingredients. Chop the spring onions and garlic. Also remove the thyme leaves from the twigs and mince those. Dice the tomatoes and finally cut the zucchini and yellow squash. I grated the yellow squash as well as one of the zucchinis and cut the second zucchini into thin slices to use for decorating.

Heat some olive or coconut oil in a skillet and add all of the fresh ingredients except for the sliced zucchini. Let everything simmer for a 3-4 minutes.

Then, season the vegetables with some salt, pepper. I also added some stock to give the mixture even more flavor. Turn off the heat and set the skillet aside.

Now it's time for the egg and milk mixture. Pour the milk into a medium bowl, crack the eggs and mix them in (sorry I forgot to take a picture of that). Also add 1/2 cup of Parmesan as well as the nutmeg - if you want - and mix everything together.

Remove the pie crust from the freezer. (You could also do your own crust...I just think it's easier to buy it.) Pour the cooked vegetables into the crust and carefully add the milk-and-egg mixture (There might be some left over). Sprinkle the rest of the Parmesan on top and finally nicely arrange the sliced zucchini. 

Place the quiche into the preheated oven and bake for 45-60 minutes. The quiches is ready when everything is set. You can check by carefully shaking the quiche. If the center still moves, then it is not done, yet. The top should be slightly browned. When fully cooked, take it out of the oven, let it cool for a bit, and you are done :) It's delicious.

I also made a salmon and broccoli quiche that night. Instead of the tomatoes, spring onions, squash, and zucchini, I used some frozen broccoli (didn't have any fresh broccoli...). It also turned out great. So basically you can use whatever you want.

(Salmon quiche)

We served the quiches with a big bowl of salad and some baguette.

xoxo Norma