Tomato quiche
Tomato quiche recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 medium tomatoes
- Pastry for one crust 9 inch pie
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Recipe method:
- Hold tomatoes at room temperature until fully ripe.
- Cut one into small dice.
- Slice the second tomato.
- Set both aside separately.
- Roll pastry to fit a 9 inch pie pan.
- Fit pastry into pan and flute edges.
- Prick bottom and sides of pastry.
- Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated 450 degrees F oven until golden, about 8 minutes.
- Remove pie shell.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl lightly beat eggs.
- Stir in milk, cheese, onions, salt, black pepper and reserved diced tomato.
- Pour into baked pie shell.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Top with reserved sliced tomatoes.
- Bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes longer.
- Let pie stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before cutting.
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