Spring Quiche Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
50 minutes
Servings:
6 Slices
Ingredients
  • 2 leeks, chopped
  • 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup half and half
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 premade pie crust
  • 4 ounces crumbled goat cheese
  • 2 cups arugula
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Sauté the leeks in a skillet until they begin to soften.
  3. Add spinach to the skillet in batches and allow it to wilt before adding more, continuing until all of the spinach fits into the pan.
  4. Add the garlic to the vegetables along with salt and pepper to taste, then turn off the heat.
  5. Beat the eggs, half and half, salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Mix the Parmesan cheese into the eggs
  7. Fill an unbaked pie crust with the leeks and spinach.
  8. Pour the eggs over the vegetables and top with goat cheese.
  9. Bake the quiche for 50 minutes, or until the eggs are set in the middle.
  10. Whisk the olive oil with the lemon juice and pour the dressing over the arugula, tossing to coat.
  11. Top the cooked quiche with the arugula salad.