Crustless Sundried Tomato And Basil Quiche Food

MOZZARELLA, TOMATO AND BASIL QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• Lay the sheet of pastry dough over a 9-inch quiche pan, pressing the dough gently into the crimped edges. Cut away any excess dough so the pastry is level with the top of the pan.
• Prick the base of the pastry with a fork.
• Lay half the sliced tomatoes evenly over the pastry. Scatter half the cheese and chopped basil over the tomatoes. Repeat with the rest of the tomatoes, cheese and basil.
• Mix the eggs and cream together and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour carefully over the other ingredients in the pastry shell, leaving a little space for the mixture to rise slightly in the oven.
• Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until the egg mixture is cooked and set.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
• Serve hot or cold!

CRUSTLESS TOMATO QUICHE

Steps:

• In bottom of lightly greased 9 inch quiche dish or pie plate, spread cheese.
• Layer onion, then tomato slices over cheese.
• Sprinkle basil over tomatoes.
• Beat together eggs with milk, salt and pepper.
• Slowly pour egg mixture over tomatoes.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until filling is just set in the centre.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO, FETA AND OLIVE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C and grease a 23cm diametre flan pan. Use pastry to line the base and sides of the pan.
• Blind bake the pastry by placing a sheet of baking paper over it and pouring enough uncooked rice or beans over the paper to completely cover the base. Bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven and discard paper and rice. Reduce oven temperature to 180°C.
• Spread sundried tomatoes, feta, basil, olives, feta and grated cheese evenly over the base of the pastry case.
• Combine eggs, cream, and salt and pepper in a jug and whisk with a fork to combine. Pour over tomato mixture in the pastry case.
• Bake quiche for 30 to 35 minutes, or until firm in the centre. Serve.

TOMATO AND BASIL QUICHE

Steps:

• --------Pastry-----------.
• Sift flour into bowl, rub in butter, add egg yolk and enough lemon juice to mix to firm dough.
• Cover.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Roll out to fit 23 cm flan tin, trim edges.
• Line tin with greaseproof paper, fill with dry beans or rice, bake in mod hot oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove paper and beans, return to oven and bake a further 5 minutes.
• ----------Filling--------------- ¼.
• Melt butter in pan, add sliced leek, cook until tender.
• Combine eggs, cream and cheese in bowl, add leek, pour into pastry case.
• Peel tomatoes, cut into 1 cm slices.
• Roll edge of tomato slices in combined basil and parsley, place on top of leek mixture.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper and grated parmesan.
• Bake in moderate oven for 30 minutes.