The day I was testing this recipe a friend of mine came over and began oohing and ahhing about the smell from the moment she walked into the kitchen. I pulled this dish of loveliness from the oven she asked me what it was. "Quiche," I said. "Quiche? What's that?" she asked me. How is it possible that she had never heard of quiche? Quiche is just a simple savory pie filled with a variety of fillings -- it was almost a staple of my diet growing up in Kentucky. Whenever my mother was having people over for a "fancy" lunch she made it.
This one is filled with the beautiful asparagus I've been finding at the farmers' market and bites of delicious, savory ham. If my friend was confused by what I made, you should have seen how perplexed my kids were when I put a slice of it on each of their plates that night. Neither one could seem to understand why I would put asparagus, ham and cheese in a pie. They actually found it quite funny. However, after tasting just one bite no one was laughing anymore and the sounds of ooh and ahh were heard in my kitchen yet again!
Ham and Asparagus Quiche (6)
- Prep Time:30 minutes, (PT30M)
- Cook Time: 50 minutes, (PT50M)
- Total Time: 1 hours, 20 minutes, (PT1H20M)
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded
- 1 cup chopped asparagus
- 1 cup chopped ham
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 unbaked pie crust* (you can make your own pastry dough or buy prepared crust at the grocery)
- pie crust:
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed & cold
- 2-3 tablespoons water
Preparation
- 1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
- 2. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk, then stir in the remaining ingredients.
- 3. Place the dough into a pie or tart pan and mold into the shape of the dish. Place the pie crust in the freezer for 10 minutes to chill.
- 4. Pour the filling into the well-chilled pie crust, and bake for 50 minutes or until golden and cooked through (the center shouldn’t jiggle).
- 5. Cool and serve.
- Pie Crust:
- 1. Place the first 3 ingredients in a food processor and pulse.
- 2. Add cold butter and using on/off turns, process until coarse meals forms.
- 3. Add the water 1 tbsp at a time and process until moist clumps form, adding more water 1 tsp at a time if mixture is dry.
- 4. Form dough into a disk, wrap in parchment paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until cold.
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