Pumpkin, Spinach and Feta Quiche
This recipe is printed from Scissors, Paper, Bacon.
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Resting Time 1 hour hr
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes
- 150 grams butter, chopped, at room temperature
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
Filling
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 100 grams pumpkin, diced into 2cm cubes
- 2 cups spinach leaves
- 100 grams feta, crumbled
- 50 grams roasted capsicum
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup cream
- ¼ cup milk
- sea salt and cracked pepper
Add the flour, salt and butter to a food processor and process until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add the egg and milk and process until a smooth dough is formed.
Cover the dough with clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll the dough out between two sheets of baking paper, to a thickness of about 4 mm. Lightly grease a 22 cm tart dish and line with the pastry. Prick the base with a fork and refrigerate for another 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Cover the pastry with a sheet of baking paper and fill with baking weights. Bake for 15 minutes, remove the paper and weights and bake for a further 15 minutes, or until the pastry is golden.
Filling Preparation
Keep the oven on at 200 °C. Spread the pumpkin across a tray covered in baking paper. Drizzle over 1 tablespoon of olive oil and dust with some salt and cracked pepper. Roast for 30 minutes in the oven.
Heat a fry pan over medium-high heat and add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Add the spinach leaves and saute for 1 minute, until the spinach has just wilted.
Add the eggs, cream, milk to a bowl. Whisk to combine.
Assembling the Quiche
Reduce the oven temperature to 180 °C.
To the prepared pastry base, spread the pumpkin across the base, then scatter over the spinach, roasted capsicum and the crumbled feta.
Pour the egg mixture over the top, ensuring you fill in all the gaps. Sprinkle over the finely grated parmesan cheese and some sea salt and cracked pepper.
Bake for approximately 30 minutes, until golden and the egg mixture is set. Rest for 15 minutes before serving.