Real men DO eat Quiche!!!

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Don’t listen to Bruce Feirstein – it is manly to eat Quiche!

I promised this recipe to someone either on here or on 360 a couple of months back, but memory fails me I can’t for the life of me recall who. So I’m going to post this on both sites & hopefully the intended recipient will see it. Better late than never I guess lol.

I had a ton of left over roast vegetables from dinner the other night so the next day I decided to throw together one of my favourite dishes. This is great for lunch on a weekend or served with a crisp green salad or coleslaw & garlic bread as an evening meal.

It is very quick to prepare, it’s a good way to use up left overs & the combination of ingredients is only limited by your imagination.


Ingredients:
Here is the basic vegetarian ingredients:
½ cup of self raising flour (or use plain flour & add ½ teaspoon of baking powder)
1 cup of milk
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped (or 2 teaspoons garlic powder)
3 eggs
¾ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, diced
2 cups of cooked potato, diced (doesn’t matter if you use roasted,boiled or steamed)
1 cup cooked broccoli or silverbeet or spinach
1 cup of grated cheese

You can add* :
Cooked ham, chicken or turkey, diced
Or Salami and/or bacon bits
Try adding mushrooms, tomatoes, grated carrot, cooked sweet potato diced, cauliflower, peppers or jalapenos. I also like to add toasted pine nuts sometimes.

*I've found no matter how much extra stuff I add I haven't had to change the quantity of batter.

Directions:
Mix flour, milk & garlic together (I find using a shaker gets the best lump free result). Pour into a bowl & add the eggs & salt. Whisk just until the eggs are the combined, don’t over beat the mixture.
In a microwave proof bowl add the butter & onion and cook on high for approx 1 min until the butter is melted & the onion is soft.
Butter or lightly spray a flan dish & then add diced vegetables, onion, meats or poultry of choice & grated cheese.


Slowly pour the flour batter mixture over the top evenly.



Bake in a pre-heated oven @ 220°c (450° f)for 25-30 mins, until the top is golden brown. (the batter works it’s way through the ingredients whilst cooking to form the quiche base)
Allow Quiche to cool for 5-10 mins before serving.

Tonight I made my version using salami & bacon bits. I used mushrooms, potato, sweet potato, pumpkin & spinach ( I always try like contrasting colours with the veges I use). It tasted sensational.

If you ask Lee he would still say the best Quiche I ever made was the one that I added some left over gnocchi into. I don’t know what possessed me to add left over pasta that particular time but he assured me it was a taste sensation.

Have fun experimenting if you try this one.
Let me know if you come up with any unusual combinations that taste good.