Grecian Quiche

Submitted by dicentra

"This is adapted from my low carb cookbook. I’m posting this for ZWT3."

 

• Ready In: 43mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 prepared pie crust
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups mushrooms, sliced
• 1 (4 ounce) jar sliced pimiento, drained
• 1⁄4 cup shallot, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup kalamata olive, chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup feta cheese, crumbled

directions

1. Press pie crust into a 9 inch pie pan. Press into sides and bottom. Trim edges if needed.
2. Line with a double thickness of foil. Bake in a 450 oven for 8 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 10 more minutes.
3. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 375.
4. In a large skillet melt butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until tender.
5. Remove from heat. Stir in pimiento, shallots and olives.
6. Spoon the mixture evenly into pre-baked tart shell and set aside.
7. In a small bowl beat together eggs, milk, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Carefully pour over mushroom mixture.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until just set and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Sprinkle with cheese before serving.

Reviews

[Mulligan]

This is a very different take on the usual quiche. I used a ready-made crust and baked it using the directions on the package. I used canned mushrooms, but I believe the fresh ones would have been better. I used egg substitute and soy milk to make a low cholesterol version. I also added artichokes. I really like the feta cheese on top. It adds a great texture to finish it all off.