Caramelized Onion Blue Cheese Quiche Food

CARAMELIZED ONION AND BLUE CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) - spray a 24cm ( 10 inch ) quiche or pie dish with cooking oil
• Roll out the Pastry and roll a little bigger to fit into your dish - position on the base and up the walls of the dish - cut away any excess pastry - prick the Pastry several times with a fork - bake 15 minutes
• Heat the Oil over medium heat - saute the Onions until loose and soft - stir in the Sugar and cook until caramelized (2 - 3 minutes) - remove from heat.
• Remove the half baked Pastry from the oven - arrange the Onions on the base
• Beat together the Eggs, Cream, Milk and sachet of KNORR Potato Bake in a medium bowl - pour over the Onions in the dish
• Sprinkle over the Blue Cheese - bake a further 30 - 35 minutes or until the center of the Quiche has set
• Remove from the oven - let stand at least 10 minutes before slicing into servings

CARAMELISED ONION QUICHE WITH CHEDDAR & BACON

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large non-stick frying pan, add the onions and cook for 20 mins, stirring now and then, until they are soft and golden brown. Season, stir in the thyme leaves, then transfer to a plate to cool.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 with a large baking sheet inside. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface until large enough to line a 25cm loose-bottomed tart tin, with a little overhang of pastry all the way round the top. This will stop the pastry shrinking in the oven later. If there is more overhang than you need, trim off the excess with scissors. Gently press the pastry into the sides of the tin and prick the base with a fork. Chill for 15 mins.
• Line the pastry case with a sheet of baking parchment and fill with ceramic baking beans. Bake for 15 mins on the hot baking sheet (this helps to prevent a soggy bottom). Carefully remove the parchment and beans, then return to the oven for 10 mins more until the pastry looks cooked like shortbread, but is not too brown.
• Meanwhile, put the bacon in the pan you cooked the onions in (there's no need to wash it first or add any oil) and fry for 10 mins until golden. Lift from the pan onto kitchen paper to remove any excess fat. Beat the cream, milk and eggs with seasoning and nutmeg, then stir in the bacon and half the cheese.
• Remove the pastry case from the oven and reduce heat to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Spoon the caramelised onions evenly over the base of the pastry case. Pour in the bacon mixture, then scatter with the remaining cheese, the thyme sprigs and a little nutmeg. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden and the filling is just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
• Trim the excess pastry and leave to settle for 10 mins, then remove from the tin and slice.

CRUSTLESS CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion in the heated butter-olive oil until onions soften, about 10 minutes. Transfer onion to a plate to cool.
• Whisk cream, eggs, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; stir in mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and onion. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until eggs are set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

BLUE CHEESE QUICHE WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS

Steps:

• Unfold puff pastry; press into a greased 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Spoon bacon into crust and sprinkle with blue cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, Parmesan cheese, salt, nutmeg and pepper; pour over top., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add pears and brown sugar; cook 4 minutes longer. Serve with quiche.

PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS & BLUE CHEESE (MOOSEWOOD)

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente.
• Heat oil in a 12-14 inch skillet at medium heat.
• Add onions, salt and pepper.
• Cook until lightly caramelized (golden brown color).
• Add wine, broth or water.
• Cook on low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat when pasta is done.
• Dip out a cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain pasta.
• Place pasta in your serving dish.
• Toss in onion mixture and blue cheese, until the pasta is coated.
• Use a bit of the cooking water that you saved to "wash" the remaining onion mixture from your pan. Add the mixture to the pasta. Add more cooking water to the pasta if it seems dry.
• Serve hot.

CARAMELIZED ONION, GRUYERE, AND SPINACH CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• With a little canola oil in a frying pan over medium high heat caramelize the onions, stirring occasionally. This takes about 15-20 minutes.
• Squeeze the moisture out of the thawed spinach by wrapping it in a dish towel and squeezing.
• Beat the eggs and add the milk and whisk well.
• Season the egg mixture with salt and pepper and a few grinds of fresh nutmeg.
• Spray or wipe oil all over a deep pie dish.
• When the onions are well caramelized, place evenly over bottom of pie dish then evenly spread the spinach over the onions and follow up with the cheese.
• Pour the egg mixture over the top and pop into the oven.
• Bake until firm in the middle, about 40-45 minutes.
• Serve with fresh fruit and popovers hot from the oven!