Green Vegetable Quiche
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Ingredients
- 225 g plain flour
- 125 g butter. cubed
- 125 g mature cheddar cheese. grated
- 125 g French Beans. trimmed and halved
- 125 g mange tout. trimmed and halved
- 2 spring onions. sliced diagonally
- 3 eggs. beaten
- ½ pt single cream
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
Accompaniment
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Description
Extremely delicious quiche
Method
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1. Sift flour into bowl, rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.Stir in grated Cheddar cheese.
2. Add 2-3 tbsp cold water and mix to form a firm dough.Wrap in cling wrap, chill for 15 minutes.
3. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 9 in loose-bottomed flan tin.Chill for 10 minutes.
4. Bake blind at mark 5/375F/190C for 10 minutes, then remove baking beans and cook for a further 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, blanch the French beans in boiling water for 2 minutes, add mange tout and cook for further 3 minutes.Drain well.
6. Spread cooked vegetables and spring onions in pastry case.Beat eggs, single cream, nutmeg and seasoning together.
Pour into pastry case and cook for a further 35-40 minutes until filling is set and golden brown.
7. Serve cold, cut in wedges.
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