Savory Leek Quiche
Cuisine: French
Author: Kirsten | My Kitchen in the Rockies
Prep time: 35 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Total time: 1 hour 20 mins
Ingredients
  • pie crust: (or use store bought)
  • 2 cups 1½ Tablespoons (250 g ) organic flour
  • 1 organic eggs
  • ½ cup 1 Tablespoon (125g) unsalted organic butter cut in small pieces
  • 1-2 Tablespoons (15 – 30 ml) ice water
  • filling:
  • 1 pound (450 g) ground beef
  • 2 leeks, washed and cut (dark greens parts removed) into thinner strips
  • oil
  • salt ,pepper, and nutmeg
  • 3.5 ounces (100 g) cottage cheese
  • 1.75 ounces (50 g) Gruyere cheese, grated
  • ⅔ cup (150 g) milk
  • ⅓ cup (75 g) heavy cream
  • 3 eggs
  • Gruyere cheese, grated for topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 400 F (200 C) Convection. Grease a 10 inch (26 cm) spring pan.
  2. crust:
  3. Prepare pie crust with flour, pinch of salt, 1 egg, cold butter and ice water in a food processor. Let rest in fridge for ½ hour.
  4. Roll out your dough and place it into the pan. You need a rim about 1.5 inches (3 to 4 cm) up the sides of the pan.
  5. filling:
  6. Heat oil on medium high in a bigger pan and cook the ground beef.
  7. Stir in leek and cook for another 4 minutes.
  8. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  9. Mix cottage cheese, Gruyere cheese, milk, cream, eggs, and a pinch of nut meg. Season with salt and pepper.
  10. Spread leek beef mixture evenly on top of the crust in the baking pan. Pour egg mixture over the leek mixture. Grate some extra Gruyere cheese and top the quiche.
  11. Bake for 45 minutes.
  12. Remove from pan and cut in 12 equal slices.
Recipe by My Kitchen in the Rockies | A Denver, Colorado Food Blog at http://www.mykitchenintherockies.com/2013/05/12/savory-leek-quiche/