Picnic Quiche

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The perfect self-contained picnic food, a quiche can be pre-cooked, sliced and placed in an airtight container. Simply serve and eat with your hands, or if you wish to be a little more dignified, take some silverware with you for a classy picnic.

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 sheets ready-rolled shortcrust pastry

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped

  • 4 rashers bacon, rind removed, finely chopped

  • 1 cup grated tasty cheese

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 tbsp plain flour

  • 300ml cream

  • 1/2 cup milk

  • handful of cherry tomatoes and spinach

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a 23cm, loose-base flan tin.

  2. Line base and sides of flan tin with pastry. Trim excess. Line pastry with baking paper. Half-fill with dried beans or rice. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove paper and beans. Bake a further 10 minutes or until golden.

  3.  Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and bacon. Cook for 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Cool. Sprinkle over pastry. Top with cheese.

  4.  Reduce oven temperature to 180°C. Whisk remaining ingredients and salt and pepper in a jug. Pour over bacon. Place onto tray. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Stand for 5 minutes. Serve.

Make it your own!

Mix up your filling by adding roast pumpkin and pine nuts or fresh peas!

Emma HackettUnder 1 hour