Healthy Food Dinner Diet Recipes

Wild Asparagus Quiche Recipe

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by admin in Quiches

“I enjoy hunting for wild asparagus, and once I decided to use it to make a quiche. The wild variety tastes best, but store bought will work, too!”

INGREDIENTS

* CRUST:
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup ice water
* FILLING:
* 1 1/2 cups 1% small-curd cottage cheese
* 2 tablespoons flour
* 4 eggs
* 2 cups low-fat milk
* 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* 1 dash Tabasco sauce
* 2 cups fresh wild asparagus, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
* 2/3 cup grated Swiss cheese
* Paprika

DIRECTIONS

1. For crust, combine flour, shortening and salt; mix to a “crumb” consistency. Add ice water; mix well and form dough into ball. On floured surface, roll out dough to fit 10-in. quiche pan. place dough in pan; prick bottom with fork. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Cool. For filling, combine in blender cheese, flour, eggs, milk, mustard and Tabasco; blend until smooth. pour into crust. Arrange asparagus evenly over filling. Sprinkle with Swiss cheese and paprika. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes or until knife comes out clean when inserted near center.

Tags: Breakfast, Wild Asparagus Quiche