Cheesy asparagus quiche
Homemade pastry is topped with vibrant asparagus, creamy camembert and cheddar cheese in this simple recipe. Light yet comforting, this quiche makes a wonderful lunch or dinner
- 25 mins preparation
- 45 mins cooking
- Serves 6
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Ingredients
Cheesy asparagus quiche
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 red onions, finely sliced
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 2 bunch asparagus, trimmed, blanched
- 125 gram camembert, chopped
- 125 gram cheddar cheese, chopped
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup cream
- 2 teaspoon dijon mustard
Pastry
- 1 1/2 cup plain flour
- 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan
- 125 gram chilled butter, chopped
- 1 egg yolk
- 1-1 ½ tablespoons iced water
- salad to serve (optional)
Method
Cheesy asparagus quiche
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease an oven tray.
- 2Make pastry.
- 3Roll out pastry between 2 sheets baking paper to form a 5mm-thick rectangle. Transfer to oven tray and fold over edges to make a 2cm border. Chill for 15 minutes.
- 4Bake pastry blind for 15 minutes, then remove paper and weights. Bake for a further 8-10 minutes until golden. Cool.
- 5In a large frying pan, heat oil on low. Cook onion and sugar for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until caramelised. Cool slightly. Spread onion evenly over pastry. Top with asparagus and cheeses.
- 6Reduce oven to 180°C. In a large jug, whisk eggs, cream and mustard together. Season and pour into pastry case.
- 7Bake for 15-20 minutes until set. Serve hot or cold, cut into pieces. Accompany with salad.
Pastry
- 8Sift flour into a large bowl, then stir in parmesan. Using fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add yolk and enough water to make a firm dough. Knead, then wrap in cling film. Chill for 30 minutes.
Notes
- If preferred, you could use thawed, store-bought shortcrust pastry instead.
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