Asparagus And Morel Quiche Recipes

CALEB'S MOREL ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Rip the morel caps up with your hands into quarter size pieces. Cook on the stove at a med-low heat until most of the moisture has left the caps. (About 10 minutes) ALWAYS cooked wild mushrooms!
• Fill up the bottom of your crust with shredded cheese, half of the squash and all the leafy greens.
• In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, thyme and basil. Pour into pie crust.
• Add the asparagus, morels and squash slices on top in a decorative sort of way.
• Put into the oven for 30-45 minutes until the top is golden brown and the eggs are solid. (You can check with a fork)

ASPARAGUS AND MOREL QUICHE

Steps:

• In a food processor, whirl flour and butter until mixture looks like cornmeal. Add 1 egg and whirl until dough holds together. Press evenly over bottom and 1 1/4 in. up side of a 9-in. springform pan; chill.
• Preheat oven to 375°. Soak mushrooms in a small bowl with 1 cup hot water until softened, 15 to 20 minutes, swishing them around every so often. Gently squeeze out liquid. Cut in half lengthwise if large. Save liquid for another use.
• Blanch asparagus in a saucepan of boiling water until barely tender-crisp, about 45 seconds. Drain, transfer to a bowl of ice water, and cool. Drain and pat dry.
• In a bowl, whisk remaining 2 eggs to blend. Whisk in half-and-half, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle gruyère and onion in prepared crust, then arrange asparagus and morels on top. Pour egg mixture over vegetables.
• Bake quiche on bottom rack until filling no longer jiggles when gently shaken, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan on a rack at least 30 minutes. Loosen quiche from pan rim with a knife, remove rim, and slice. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

ASPARAGUS AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil on high.
• Add asparagus, mushrooms and onion. Cook on high for 4 minutes (or until asparagus is tender-crisp). Drain in colander.
• Press pie crust into 10-inch tart pan, pie pan, or cake pan (I prefer the latter).
• Scatter asparagus, mushrooms, and onion in the crust and top vegetables with shredded cheese.
• In a large bowl, mix remaining ingredients.
• Pour egg mixture over the vegetables.
• Bake at 425F for 30 minutes, or firm. Cool briefly.

ASPARAGUS AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Separate crescent dough into eight triangles.
• 2. Place in an ungreased 9-inch pie plate with the points toward the center.
• 3. Press onto the bottom and up the sides to form a crust; seal the perforations.
• 4. Spread with the Dijon mustard and set aside.
• 5. In a large skillet, saute the asparagus, onion and mushrooms in butter until the asparagus is crisp and tender.
• 6. In a large bowl combine the remaining ingredients.
• 7. Stir in the asparagus mixture.
• 8. Pour into crust.
• 9. Bake at 375° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a knife inserted near the edge comes out clean.
• 10. Let it rest for 5 minutes before cutting. Special Note: I always steam my asparagus when I make it so I did so for this recipe. I just added it to the mushrooms and onion once they were tender. I've also made my own crust instead of using the crescents both are very good.

NONNA ROSA'S MOREL AND ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• Beat cream, eggs, salt, and cheese together.
• Fold in raw asparagus (broken into 1-inch pieces) and morels gently.
• Pour into pie shell. Sprinkle with a pinch of coarse ground pepper.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and center is firm. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Best served warm with salad, muffins, or fresh fruit. Enjoy!

MUSHROOM ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• Separate crescent dough into eight triangles; place in an ungreased 9-in. pie plate with points toward the center. Press onto the bottom and up the sides to form a crust; seal perforations. Spread with mustard; set aside., In a large skillet, saute the asparagus, onion and mushrooms in butter until asparagus is crisp-tender. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; stir in asparagus mixture. Pour into crust. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting., Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked quiche. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 375°. Place quiche on a baking sheet; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary for a knife inserted in center to come out clean.