Ham and Asparagus Quiche

Name: Ham and Asparagus Quiche
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 recipe pie dough, enough for one bottom crust (see Pâte Brisée recipe); 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 2 mediums shallots, thinly sliced; 283 grams asparagus spears, cut on the diagonal into 1-inch long pieces; 227 grams ham, cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 1 serving Freshly ground pepper; 118 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 3 larges eggs; 355 milliliters ounces Gruyère cheese, grated

If you want to add more Mediterranean recipes to your repertoire, Ham and Asparagus Quiche might be a recipe you should try. For $2.42 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 26g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 536 calories. Head to the store and pick up pepper, gruyère cheese, asparagus spears, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours.

Instructions

Roll out dough and fit into tart pan, then freeze: On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough into a 12-inch circle. Fit into a 10-by-1 1/2-inch round tart pan (with or without a removable bottom), pressing dough into corners.

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Transfer to freezer to chill for 30 minutes.

Pre-bake tart crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line pastry with aluminum foil, pressing into the corners and edges. Fill to the top with baking weights — sugar, dried beans, or rice.

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Dried Beans

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Bake for 45 minutes. Lift sides of aluminum foil to remove pie weights from tart pan. Move pre-baked crust to a wire rack to cool while making filling. (See How to Blind

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Bake a Pie Crust for more details on this step.)

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Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.

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Add shallots, and cook, stirring, until translucent but not brown, about 1 minute.

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Add asparagus. Cook, stirring frequently, until asparagus are just cooked (al dente), slightly browned, firm, not mushy, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Assemble quiche: Increase oven temperature to 375°F.

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Place tart pan on a baking sheet to catch any run-off there might be (especially if you are using a pan with a removable bottom.)

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Sprinkle half the cheese evenly over the bottom of the crust.

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Spread asparagus and ham over the cheese and then top with remaining cheese.

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In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, cream, and eggs. Season with fresh ground pepper.

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Ground Black Pepper

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Pour over cheese.

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Transfer to oven, and bake at 375°F until just set in the center, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes before slicing.

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Servings:

recipe pie dough, enough for one bottom crust (see Pâte Brisée recipe)2Tbsps

extra virgin olive oil 2mediums

shallots, thinly sliced 283grams

asparagus spears, cut on the diagonal into 1-inch long pieces 227grams

ham, cut into 1/4-inch cubes 1serving

Freshly ground pepper 118milliliters

milk 118milliliters

heavy cream 3larges

eggs 355milliliters

ounces Gruyère cheese, grated

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Bordeaux, Champagne, White Burgundy

Sparkling Wine, Bordeaux, and Champagne are great choices for Quiche. Even if you aren't making mimosas, sparkling wine is great with eggs for two reasons. One, if you're eating eggs early in the day, sparkling wine has less alcohol. Secondly, it cleanses the palate, which is important since yolk is known to coat the palate. The Honey Bubbles Sparkling Moscato with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.