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