Spring Greens Quiche

Name: Spring Greens Quiche
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 150 grams fresh baby spinach; 6 center-cut bacon strips, chopped; 0 teaspoons dried basil; 1 egg white, beaten; 1 egg yolk; 3 eggs; 6 servings Pastry for single-crust pie (9 inches), see below; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 238 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 57 grams shredded Jarlsberg cheese; 177 milliliters 2% milk; 1 Dash pepper; 0 teaspoons salt; 275 grams julienned dandelion greens or Swiss chard

Spring Greens Quiche takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 6. This main course has 353 calories, 13g of protein, and 30g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Easter. Head to the store and pick up baby spinach, egg yolk, basil, and a few other things to make it today. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Spring Greens With Pears, Sugared Walnuts & Gorgonzola, Puff Paste quiche, and Asparagus Quiche.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in. thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice.

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Dried Beans

Dough

Rice

Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake 13 minutes.

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Oven

Remove foil and weights; bake 3 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Aluminum Foil

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon. Cook and stir greens, spinach and green onions in drippings until wilted and liquid is evaporated.

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Green Onions