Five-Vegetable No-Crust Quiche
From: Mimi, St-Marc sur le Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
  • Butter
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon [15 g] butter
  • 1 sliced carrot
  • 1 cup [250 mL] chopped onions
  • 1/2 green pepper, cut into cubes
  • 1 cup [250 mL] cauliflower flowerets
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] chopped parsley
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] chicken broth
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons [17.5 g] flour
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] milk
  • 1 cup [225 g] grated Swiss cheese
  • 1 seeded tomato, cut into small cubes
  • Butter
  • Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
  • Butter a 9-inch [23-cm] quiche dish.
  • Sprinkle dish with breadcrumbs.
  • Brown toghether carrot slices, chopped onions and green pepper cubes into 1 tablespoon [15 g] melted butter, for approximately 2 minutes.
  • Mix in cauliflower flowerets and chopped parsley; salt and pepper to taste.
  • Simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Pour in chicken broth and simmer for 2 minutes more; reserve.
  • Beat together eggs, flour and milk; mix in grated cheese.
  • Delicately stir in reserved vegetables/chicken broth mixture and tomato cubes.
  • Pour into quiche dish.
  • Bake into preheated oven for 45 minutes, until the blade of a knife comes out clean from its center.