Quiche with Swiss Chard and Mushroom
Ingredients
3 large pastured organic eggs
1 cup heavy cream
4 ounces white or crimini mushrooms, chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion or shallot
2 tablespoons butter
5 ounces Swiss chard leaves (no stems), chopped
salt and black pepper to taste
5 ounces Prima Donna aged Gouda cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
dash nutmeg
1 prepared pie crust or quiche pastry dough
Preparation
1
Preheat oven to 350° F.
2
Beat room temperature eggs with heavy cream in a small bowl.
3
Place pie crust in a deep-dish glass pie plate and crimp edges.
4
Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a saute pan and cook mushroom ond shallot until browned.
5
Season vegetables to taste with salt and pepper and stir in chopped chard leaves, cooking only long enough to allow them to wilt; cool mixture.
6
Sprinkle about 2 ounces of the cheese in the bottom of the pie crust and spread vegetables over that, then top with remaining cheese.
7
Pour the custard (cream and egg) mixture over all.
8
Make sure the cheese and vegetables are covered or wet with the custard mixture.
9
Dot with butter pieces and sprinkle with nutmeg.
10
Bake quiche uncovered, in a preheated oven, for about 45 minutes or until domed and puffy and custard is set.
11
Allow to sit undisturbed for about 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
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About
Delicious quiche with Swiss chard, mushrooms and aged gouda cheese.
Yield:
5-7 servings
Added:
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 6:14am
