Herbed zucchini quiche
Herbed zucchini quiche recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 basic pie crust
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- Salt to taste
- Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 medium green zucchini, thinly sliced
Recipe method:
- Prepare the pie crust.
- Roll out three quarters of the dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
- Wrap the remaining quarter of the dough for another use.
- Place the dough in a deep 9 inch pie dish and trim it so there is 1/2 inch of excess around the edge.
- Poke the bottom of the dough all over with a fork.
- Form an edge around the dish by pinching the overhanging dough between your fingers.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove and allow to cool.
- Heat a large frying pan and add the oil, garlic and onion.
- Saute until the onion is clear.
- Add the herbs and cook a couple of minutes more.
- Allow to cool.
- Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl.
- Beat in the sour cream, heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place some of the egg mixture in the bottom of the prebaked pie shell.
- Add a layer of the onion mixture and a layer of sliced zucchini.
- Continue layering, finishing with the egg mixture.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes until quiche is set.
- Remove and allow to cool a bit before cutting.
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