Ham and Tomato Quiche
Simple flavours but a delicious combo all the same! Make this super easy quiche from scratch for a delicious dinner and take leftovers for lunch!
Servings 6 People
Ingredients
Short Crust Pastry
- 1 2/3 cup Plain Flour
- 125 g Butter cold and cubed
- Pinch Salt
- 5-6 Tbsp Chilled water
Filling
- 150 g Ham
- 1 Tomato
- 2 spring onions
- 6 eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup cottage cheese
Instructions
- Combine flour, salt and butter in food process and process until it forms a fine crumb. Then add in 1 tbsp of chilled water at a time. Until the dough comes together. Wrap dough in glad wrap and refrigerate for 30mins.
- Preheat the oven to 180Roll out pastry on a floured surface until it is 0.5cm thick. Carefully pick it up using your rolling pin and then lay it in the pie dish. Don't worry if it breaks and you can push it together. Press the pastry into the dish. Prick the base of the pastry with a fork 5-6 times. Top with baking paper and spread baking weights or rice over the base and bake in the oven for 15mins.
- Meanwhile prepare the filling. Roughly chop ham, slice tomato. In a jug, whisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper until light and fluffy.
- Remove from the oven pastry, discard baking paper and weights. Then spread ham and tomato over pastry base. Pour the egg mixture over the base. Use a tablespoon to spoon cottage cheese over the top. Bake in the oven for 20-30min until golden and set.
Hi! What kind of lactose free milk could I use instead? I know sometimes milk substitutes change the texture or process of cooking in a recipe..
Hi Laetitia, you could use almond milk or thin coconut milk (the type you get in a carton!) Otherwise you can simply use lactose free dairy milk. x