Mem’s Crustless Quiches

Name: Mem’s Crustless Quiches
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 2 Onions chopped very finely; 250g butter; 1 cup cake flour; 4 cups warm milk; 2 teaspoons prepared mustard; 1 cup mature cheddar cheese; 4 eggs; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 6 sun dried tomatoes in vinaigrette; 2- 3 tbs fresh basil chopped; 100g peppered ham slices, chopped; 40g blue cheese, crumbled; 2 Tablespoons fresh oregano chopped; Filling 3: 6 Fresh asparagus spears, chopped; 2 tbs butter; 1/2 cup frozen peas; 3 tbs fresh parsley, chopped; Fresh Rocket, for garnish

12 steps

This is a large recipe, but don't be tempted to halve it. Rather make it all and use what is left for lunch the next day. Enjoy it with a salad made from rocket, oven-roasted cherry tomatoes and parmesan shavings.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:26:23 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

2Onions

chopped very finely

250gbutter

1 cupcake flour

4 cupsmilk

warm

2 teaspoonsprepared mustard

1 cupmature cheddar cheese

4eggs

¼ teaspoonsalt

¼ teaspoonblack pepper

Filling 1 (Basil & Tomato):

6sun dried tomatoes in vinaigrette

2 Tbsfresh basil

chopped

Filling 2 (Ham & Blue Cheese):

100gpeppered ham slices

chopped

40gblue cheese

crumbled

2 tablespoonsoregano

fresh, chopped

Filling 3 (Asparagus):

6Fresh asparagus spears

chopped

2 Tbsbutter

½ cupfrozen peas

3 Tbsfresh parsley

chopped

Fresh Rocket

for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Pre-heat the oven to 180 C. Grease the mini-muffin tins with oil or butter followed by a dusting of flour. Set aside.

Muffin Pan

Step 2

Saute the onions slowly over a low heat in butter until the onions start going translucent. Place the lid on the pan and allow the onions to sweat until soft.

Pan

Step 3

Add flour to the pan brining mixture to the boil while stirring. Allow the mixture to bubble for 2 to 3 minutes. Add milk and bring to the boil again stirring the whole time until the mixture thickens and cooks into a white sauce..

Step 4

Remove from the heat and immediately add the cheese and mustard and allow to cool slightly.

For the basil and tomato filling:

Step 5

Place the finely chopped tomatoes and basil into a bowl and grind extra black pepper into the mixture. Set aside.

Bowl

For the ham and blue cheese filling:

Step 6

Place the chopped ham, blue cheese and oregano into a bowl. Set aside.

Bowl

For the Asparagus filling:

Step 7

Fry the asparagus pieces in butter, add the peas and cover . Cook unyil soft. Transfer into a bowl and add parsley.

Bowl

To finish off:

Step 8

Beat eggs whites until stiff and set aside in bowl. Beat egg yolks into the cooled white sauce mixture. Fold egg whites into the mixture.

MixerMix

Bowl

Step 9

Divide the mixture into 3 even portions by spooning it equally into the 3 bowls containing the 3 different fillings. Stir the filling into the mixture in each bowl.

Step 10

Spoon each of the fillings into the tins until all the mixture is used up. Bake for 15 mins or until egg mixture is set.

Step 11

Allow quiches to cool slightly and set in the tins before trying to remove them from the tins.

Step 12

Serve at room temperature garnished with sour cream, basil pesto and fresh herbs.