Simple But Sensational Spinach And Feta Quiche Recipes

SPINACH & FETA QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In large skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter, app. 5 minuets or until just soft. Remove from heat.
• Stir in 6 oz. cheddar, the feta cheese, mushrooms, and spinach. Mix well; place into pie crust.
• In medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Pour over spinach mixture, poking holes to allow the egg mixture to seep inches.
• Bake 15 minutes. Top with remaining 6 oz. cheddar, continue baking 40 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

SPINACH, TOMATO AND FETA QUICHE

Steps:

• Two hours before you want to make the quiche, take the dough out of the freezer to defrost.
• When you're ready to start, lay the dough into either a 10 inch quiche or springform baking pan, making sure you have enough dough to form a crust around the edge.
• The crust should come 1 to 1 1/2 inches up the side of the pan.
• Crumble the feta cheese onto the bottom of the crust.
• Pour the olive oil into a saucepan and, when it is heated, throw in the spinach and cook until wilted.
• Spread the spinach over the feta cheese.
• Beat the eggs, garlic and creme fraiche together.
• Pour over top of the feta cheese and spinach.
• Place cherry tomatoes on top of the quiche.
• Sprinkle chives and ground pepper on top.
• Bake at 350 F or 180 C for 45 minutes.

SPINACH & FETA QUICHE

Steps:

• Pastry- put all the dry ingredients into the food processor.
• Pulse a few times, then add the butter, then pulse a few more times until the butter is in pea sized chunks.
• Beat the egg into 3 tbl.
• of the water and add to the mix, pulsing a few more times.
• Add more water as needed to get the dough to just come together, a tablespoon at a time, pulsing after each addition.
• Turn the dough out onto plastic wrap, knead once or twice, pat flat and chill for about an hour.
• Pull out of the fridge, roll out on a floured board until it will fit into the tart pan (or the standard springform pan, with 2 inches of dough going up the side).
• Trim the edges, prick the bottom several times with a fork, and lay a piece of foil across the bottom weighted down with beans or pennies.
• Blind bake at 425 degrees or about 8 minutes or so, remove the foil and beans, bake a few minutes longer or until the crust gets rid of any sheen and looks dull.
• Remove from the oven, sprinkle with the gruyere, and set aside.
• Decrease the oven heat to 375 degrees.
• Filling: Drain the spinach and squeeze it dry.
• Saute the onion and scallions and a small pinch of kosher salt in the butter and oil until soft.
• Add the spinach and saute until completely wilted, (about 3 minutes or so).
• Add the dill and pepper and saute another 2 minutes.
• Set the mixture aside to cool completely.
• Whisk the eggs, then add the half-n-half, the cream and mix well.
• Crumble the feta into the spinach, then add to the cream mixture.
• Mix until well combined, the pour into the prepared tart shell.
• Place the tart pan on another baking sheet and bake until the filling is slightly puffed, light brown, and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let stand 10 minutes before removing from the tart pan.
• Garnish with olives and dill sprigs.