Green Eggs And Ham Quiche Recipe

Name: Green Eggs And Ham Quiche
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Pie Crust; 1 2/3 cups All Purpose Flour; Pinch salt; Pinch Sugar; 2 tablespoons Chives, Chopped; 8 tablespoons butter; 1 Egg plus One Egg Yolk; 2-3 tablespoons Ice Water; Quiche Filling; 1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter; 2 tablespoons Olive Oil; 2 Garlic Cloves, minced; 1 Leek, Chopped, white and light green parts only; 2 Scallions, chopped; 2 cups Baby or Regular Spinach, chopped; 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg, Freshly Grated; 2 ounces Proscuitto, chopped; 4 Eggs; 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream; 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt; 1/4 teaspoon Freshly Ground Pepper; 1/2 cup Italian Fontina, Grated

Servings: persons

Pie Crust
1 2/3 cups All Purpose Flour
Pinch salt
Pinch Sugar
2 tablespoons Chives, Chopped
8 tablespoons butter
1 Egg plus One Egg Yolk
2-3 tablespoons Ice Water
Quiche Filling
1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 Leek, Chopped, white and light green parts only
2 Scallions, chopped
2 cups Baby or Regular Spinach, chopped
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg, Freshly Grated
2 ounces Proscuitto, chopped
4 Eggs
1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/4 teaspoon Freshly Ground Pepper
1/2 cup Italian Fontina, Grated

1
First make pie dough: In a food processor pulse flour, salt, sugar, and chives. With machine running add butter 1 tablespoon at a time. Then add egg and egg yolk. Add water a tablespoon at a time until dough just comes together. Pat into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.
2
Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick and fit into a 10 inch deep dish tart pan. Cut away excess dough. Prick bottom with a fork. Put in freezer until firm. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line the tart with parchment and fill with pie weights. Bake for 15 minutes until the edges are starting to brown. Take off parchment and pie weights and cook for another 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3
In a large pan heat butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic, leeks, and scallions and saute until softened. Add spinach and cook until just wilted. Stir in nutmeg. Transfer mixture to food processor and puree.
4
In another pan heat remaining tablespoon olive oil and add prosciutto until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
5
In a large bowl whisk together eggs, cream, salt, pepper, and spinach puree. Stir in prosciutto. In the bottom of the tart pan sprinkle the fontina evenly. Pour in the egg filling. Bake for 30 minutes until slightly puffed. Let quiche rest for about 15 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 22 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Pie Crust, 1 2/3 cups All Purpose Flour, Pinch salt, Pinch Sugar, and more.

Yes, Green Eggs And Ham Quiche falls under the Breakfast category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Green Eggs And Ham Quiche

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