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Ham and Cheese Quiche
servings
6 people
time
1 hr 30 min - 1 hr 35 min
No picnic basket is complete without a portion of quiche. The ultimate summer lunch, best accompanied with a crunchy salad and crisp white wine.
No picnic basket is complete without a portion of quiche. The ultimate summer lunch, best accompanied with a crunchy salad and crisp white wine.
Quiche is one of those rare meals that is equally as good hot or cold. With this straightforward gluten free quiche recipe in your culinary arsenal, you can have your quiche whenever and however you like it. Make it up to three days ahead of time and keep it refrigerated or whip it up as a last minute lunch. Of course, once you’ve mastered the basic gluten free quiche recipe, you can let your imagination run wild and experiment with different flavours and fillings. The best thing is, you can’t go wrong! Pretty much everything tastes good in a quiche.
Cook
Preparation
in 15 minutes
Cooking
in 30-35 minutes
Cooling
in 45 minutes
Temperature
180 °C
For the dough:
- Work in the butter with flour and salt until the mixture gets crumbly.
- Add the beaten egg and water. Mix until smooth.
- Wrap the dough and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
- Roll the dough into a circle until large enough to line a 23cm tart tin.
- Pre-bake the crust for 7 minutes.
For the filling:
- Spread the ham over the dough.
- Mix the eggs, cream and grated cheese. Season with salt, black pepper and nutmeg. Pour mixture over top.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
For serving:
- Serve with baby spinach leaves.
Ingredients
For the dough:
1/2
tsp
salt
100
g
butter
1
egg, beaten
2
tbsp
cold water
For the filling:
150
g
ham
4
eggs, beaten
400
ml
cream
120
g
grated cheese
to taste
salt
1
pinch/es of
black pepper
1
pinch/es of
nutmeg
For serving:
1
handful
baby spinach