Spring Quiche
Updated Oct. 11, 2023
- Total Time
- 42 minutes
- Prep Time
- 20 minutes
- Cook Time
- 22 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½pound new potatoes, scrubbed and sliced ¼ inch thick
- ½pound chanterelles, cleaned and halved lengthwise, or sliced domestic mushrooms
- ½cup sliced scallion greens
- 1½teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- ¼cup dry bread crumbs
- ¾cup small peas
- 4eggs
- 2egg yolks
- 1cup milk
- 1cup heavy cream
- Pinch nutmeg
- 4ounces Gruyere, grated
- ⅓cup fresh chervil leaves
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat broiler. Position rack 6 inches from heat source.
- Step 2
In a 2-quart oval or 2½-quart round souffle dish, melt butter at 100 percent power for 2 minutes. Stir in potatoes and mushrooms. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent for 5 minutes. Add scallions, ½ teaspoon salt, pepper, bread crumbs and peas. Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
- Step 3
Whisk together remaining ingredients including 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Pour over vegetables; stir. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent for 5 minutes. Slash plastic with a sharp knife. Placing wooden spoon through slit, stir thoroughly. Patch split in plastic with small piece of plastic. Cook 5 minutes longer. Prick plastic to release steam. Uncover and cook 2 minutes.
- Step 4
Brown under broiler. Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.
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Comments
Chanterelles are a fall mushroom, so make this in the fall!
Doubled the chervil, but it is still overwhelmed by the gruyere.
I didn't make this in the microwave and I loved it!