Asparagus, Red Onions and Feta Quiche

Being in Lockdown and far away from home, I guess some days I just crave for the food I grew up with. As a kid, I loved quiches, which were my Mum go to dish when she was running out of time and ideas 🙂 Being already a vegetarian I loved those days ! It’s also one of the first savory dish I learnt to cook by myself. At first using pre made dough my Mum would buy at the supermarket (to save time again 🙂 but then when I started to learn how to read food labels (scary :)) I decided to make my own dough. Except for “pate feuilletée” which requires some skills, you have no excuse not to make your pie pastry ! In the recipe below I have twisted a little the dough adding a few tsp of thyme, you can also add some spices or even seeds… when you make your own, combinations are infinite !!

If asparagus are not in season, switch for brocoli, broccolini, spinach… and you can also replace the feta with soft goat cheese. Whatever the combo, I promise it will turn out super yummy !

Recipe just below. Happy Baking and eating.

Serves 6

Ingredients

Quiche

• A Bunch of green asparagus, washed and trimmed
• 100 g crumbled soft real feta cheese
• 3 large pastured eggs
• 250 ml full fat fresh milk
• 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp grated organic lemon zest
• 4 tbsp chopped herbs (chives and parsley)
• A pinch of grated nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste

Dough

• 200 g T55 flour, 100 g butter, 75 ml water, 5 g sugar, 3 g sea salt (optional: 2 tsp dried thyme or 1/2 tsp turmeric or 1 tbsp poppy seeds…)

Instructions

Start making the dough:

1. Mix all dry ingredients. Add the butter cut in small pieces and mix using your hands to get a sandy texture. Don’t overdo it ! Make a well in your “sand” and add the water gradually. Using your hands incorporate the water to the dough until you get something homogenous and smooth. Cling wrap it and put it in your fridge for 30 min. It is then ready to be used 🙂
2. Preheat your oven at 190°C fan forced
3. Mix your liquids: eggs, add the milk, mix well, add the lemon, chopped herbs, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
4. Roll your dough and transfer it to a pan layered with baking paper. Top with your liquids, then add the red onions and finish with the crumbled feta and the asparagus (I chose to keep them in full as I find it nicer 🙂 but you can cut them if you prefer)
5. Put in the oven for 30 min, until it is nicely golden brown.
6. Enjoy with a nice salad as a main meal.