Gruyere , Asparagus and Onion Quiche
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Gruyere , Asparagus and Onion Quiche
Recipe by : Opies , www . bennettopie . com
Serves : 8 Prep time : 20 minutes Cooking time : 30 minutes
Ingredients :
• 320g sheet of ready rolled shortcrust pastry
• 4 eggs
• 100g Gruyere cheese , grated
• 100g mature Cheddar cheese , grated
• 130ml milk
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 50g Opies Mini Silverskin Onions
• 80g asparagus , ends trimmed
Method :
1 . Preheat oven to 200 ° C / 180 ° C fan .
2 . Unroll the pastry sheet and drape over a flan dish or shallow tin approximately 25cm in diameter . Trim off any excess pastry that overlaps the edges .
3 . Line the pastry with baking beans and bake blind for 15 minutes or until the pastry is lightly golden then remove to cool slightly .
4 . Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl then add the Gruyere , Cheddar and milk , reserving a small handful of each cheese for later . Mix well and season to taste .
5 . Pour the egg and cheese mixture into the pastry shell then scatter over the cocktail onions .
6 . Top the mixture with the asparagus spears , arranging in any way you like – if they don ’ t quite fit inside the dish , dice up the ends of the asparagus to shorten them and sprinkle the chopped pieces over the quiche along with the spears .
7 . Top with the reserved cheese and cook in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes until golden and set in the middle .
TOP TIP : Delicious served either hot or cold .
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