Feta Prosciutto Tomato Quiche Food

MINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan). Spray 2 standard muffin tins with oil.
• Cut 24 rounds out of pastry using a 7.5 - 8cm / 3- 3.25" cutter. (Note 3)
• Press into muffin tin, making sure there's no air underneath the pastry.
• Prick the base 4 times with a fork, then bake for 5 minutes JUST until a skin partially forms on surface of pastry. CHECK at 4 minutes - if pastry is bubbling, press back down.
• Remove from oven and let cool - pastry should be partially cooked on surface only.
• Melt butter over medium high. Cook bacon for 2 minutes, then add eschallots and cook until bacon is light golden. Transfer to bowl.
• Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon bacon mixture then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top.
• Melt butter over medium high. Add garlic, sauté 20 seconds. Add spinach and cook for 1 minute until just wilted, then transfer to bowl.
• Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon of spinach then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top.
• Melt butter over medium high. Add garlic, sauté 20 seconds. Add chopped mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes until mushroom is starting to go golden on edges, then transfer to bowl.
• Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon cooked mushrooms then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top. Top with 1 or 2 slices mushrooms.
• Antipasto Mix: Toss the olives, sun dried tomatoes and feta together.
• Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 heaped teaspoon Antipasto Mix, then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top.
• Bake 20 minutes at 180C/350F until surface is light golden. They will puff, then sink.
• Sprinkle Mushroom quiche with fresh chives. Serve warm!

ARTICHOKE AND FETA QUICHE

Steps:

• Pulse together the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Add about a third of the chilled butter cubes and process until the butter is absorbed. Add the remaining butter and pulse until the butter is the size of peas. Pulse in the vinegar. Then add the ice water, pulsing quickly a few times to combine. Squeeze some dough between your fingers--it should just hold its shape without feeling wet. If it is crumbly, add more ice water a tablespoon at a time. (Pulse quickly, do not overwork or the dough will be tough.0 Wrap the dough loosely in a large piece of plastic wrap, then firmly press and flatten the dough into a thin round. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Lightly flour a work surface, then roll the dough into an 11- to 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Center the dough in a 9-inch pie plate, with an even overhang all around. Fold the edges and flute or crimp. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Press a piece of foil over the chilled crust, then fill with pie weights, raw beans or rice. Bake to set the crust, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and weights and bake until the crust is light brown, 5 to 10 minutes more. Let cool slightly before adding the filling.
• Sprinkle the shallots evenly into the crust. Combine the artichoke hearts with the feta and sprinkle it in an even layer over the shallots.
• Whisk together the half-and-half, parsley, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl.
• Pour the custard over the filling. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until set, 35 to 50 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature.

TOMATO QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and thyme. Cook over medium-high heat until liquid is almost evaporated, 10-15 minutes. Remove from the heat. , Sprinkle 1 cup cheese over crust. Cover with tomato mixture; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. In a small bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Beat in cream. Pour over filling. , Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°. Bake until top begins to brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

FETA, PROSCIUTTO & TOMATO QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
• Arrange the tomatoes, cut-side up, on the tray and lightly spray with olive oil spray. Season with salt and pepper. Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until tomatoes soften slightly.
• Meanwhile, line a 3.5cm deep, 22.5cm (base measurement) fluted tart tin, with removable base, with the pastry and trim any excess. Place in the fridge for 10 minutes to rest.
• Cover the pastry base with baking paper and fill with pastry weights or rice. Bake in oven for 15 minutes. Remove the paper and pastry weights or rice.
• Bake for a further 10 minutes or until crisp. Remove from the oven and reduce oven temperature to 350°F
• Whisk together the cream, milk, egg, chives and basil in a large jug. Sprinkle the feta over the base of the pastry case. Pour over the egg mixture. Bake for 30 minutes or until the quiche is just set.
• Top quiche with prosciutto and tomato. Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until the prosciutto is crisp.
• Top with basil leaves. Cut into slices and serve with salad leaves.

ROASTED TOMATO, BASIL & PARMESAN QUICHE

Steps:

• To make the pastry, tip the flour and butter into a bowl, then rub together with your fingertips until completely mixed and crumbly. Add 8 tbsp cold water, then bring everything together with your hands until just combined. Roll into a ball and use straight away or chill for up to 2 days. The pastry can also be frozen for up to a month.
• Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a round about 5cm larger than a 25cm tin. Use your rolling pin to lift it up, then drape over the tart case so there is an overhang of pastry on the sides. Using a small ball of pastry scraps, push the pastry into the corners of the tin. Chill in the fridge or freezer for 20 mins. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
• In a small roasting tin, drizzle the tomatoes with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Put the tomatoes in a low shelf of the oven.
• Lightly prick the base of the tart with a fork, line the tart case with a large circle of greaseproof paper or foil, then fill with baking beans. Blind-bake the tart for 20 mins, remove the paper and beans, then continue to cook for 5-10 mins until biscuit brown.
• When you remove the tart case from the oven, take out the tomatoes, too.
• While the tart is cooking, beat the eggs in a large bowl. Gradually add the cream, then stir in the basil and season. When the case is ready, sprinkle half the cheese over the base, scatter over the tomatoes, pour over the cream mix, then finally scatter over the rest of the cheese. Bake for 20-25 mins until set and golden brown. Leave to cool in the case, trim the edges of the pastry, then remove from the tin. Scatter over the remaining basil and serve in slices.

SPINACH TOMATO AND FETA QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F
• Place pie shell on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• Heat 1/2 teaspoons oil in a small skillet on medium-high heat. Add shallot and cook until translucent. Cool and distribute evenly over pie shell.
• In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and half the salt and pepper until combined. Stir in the cheddar cheese, spinach, and basil, and pour into the pie shell.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, toss tomatoes with remaining oil, salt and pepper.
• Remove quiche from oven and reduce heat to 375°F Place tomatoes on baking tray with quiche and return to oven. Bake for 30 minutes until quiche is golden brown and firm to the touch.
• Let rest 5 minutes before cutting into 8 slices and top each with a few roasted tomatoes and crumbled feta.

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.

SPINACH, TOMATO AND FETA QUICHE

Steps:

• Two hours before you want to make the quiche, take the dough out of the freezer to defrost.
• When you're ready to start, lay the dough into either a 10 inch quiche or springform baking pan, making sure you have enough dough to form a crust around the edge.
• The crust should come 1 to 1 1/2 inches up the side of the pan.
• Crumble the feta cheese onto the bottom of the crust.
• Pour the olive oil into a saucepan and, when it is heated, throw in the spinach and cook until wilted.
• Spread the spinach over the feta cheese.
• Beat the eggs, garlic and creme fraiche together.
• Pour over top of the feta cheese and spinach.
• Place cherry tomatoes on top of the quiche.
• Sprinkle chives and ground pepper on top.
• Bake at 350 F or 180 C for 45 minutes.