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Asparagus and Tomato Quiche

Yields6 Servings

Adapted from Edible Times

Ingredients
 2 sheets puff pastry
 6 oz asparagus, cut into ½-inch pieces
 2 tomatoes, diced
 1 onion, thinly sliced
 ½ cup heavy cream
 ¾ cup milk
 4 eggs
 salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
1

By hand or using a stand mixer, combine flours and salt. Add cold butter, and mix in until flour is moistened and no large pieces of butter remain.
Add egg and water and beat or knead until dough comes together. Wrap in plastic and chill until hard, about an hour.

2

Set out dough a few minutes prior to rolling then on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin, roll dough to be three inches larger than your tart pan or pie plate. Roll back and forth once, turn 90 degrees, then repeat until your reach desired thickness.

3

Transfer to pan and remove excess. Cover with parchment, pour in pie weights or a pound of dried beans and freeze for ten minutes.

4

Bake at 350° F for twenty minutes with beans, then remove bean bag with tongs and bake for ten minutes more.

5

After the crust is out of the oven, layer asparagus in bottom of parbaked crust and top with tomato rounds. Place pie plate or tart pan on oven rack and pour batter over

6

Bake at 350° F until quiche moves as one when jiggled, about 25 to 35 minutes. Cool completely before slicing. Store chilled.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6