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    Onion Quiche

    Onion Quiche in a china flan dish with onions in the background.

    Mild and sweet, Onion Quiche is a vegetarian lunch or supper dish you can eat hot or cold.

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    Onion Quiche in a china flan dish with onions in the background.
    Onion Quiche

    I avoided Onion Quiche for years because I don't like raw onions (these aren't) and I don't like a strong onion flavour (this isn't). When I finally made this for a vegetarian friend, I realised what I had been missing and now Onion Quiche is one of my favourites.

    The onion taste is mild and slightly sweet - it's something to do with the way they're cooked - gently fried first and then baked in the quiche filling.

    What can you add to Onion Quiche?

    • Cheese - 150g grated strong Cheddar cheese in the bottom of the cooked pastry case, before you add the onions, will add some protein and that cheese & onion flavour
    • Bacon - 150g cooked chopped streaky bacon is another option.

    Making Onion Quiche easier and quicker

    Pre-cooked pastry case

    1. If you are organised and prefer to make your own pastry, you can make and blind-cook pastry cases that you freeze for later. On occasions, I have done this, although I prefer to batch cook the finished quiches so that I have some ready-to-eat meals in the freezer.
    2. Or you could buy a shortcrust pastry case. This is a great option if you're short of time or not confident about making pastry (although if this is you take a look at my recipe and method for Pâte brisée, which involves not rolling out the pastry - the bit I hate).
    3. The third option is to buy ready-made pastry, in a block or ready-rolled. If you're using my method of making the pastry case you won't be rolling it out, so buy a block.

    Frozen sliced onions

    Again you have the option of buying frozen, sliced onions or freezing them yourself - details are here. You will need to cook the onions a little longer - especially if you start from frozen!

    Helpful Tools

    • Microplane Spice Mill - I'm a big fan of freshly grated nutmeg and I use a lot of it, especially in quiches. I've used a small nutmeg grater for years, but I recently upgraded to a Microplane spice mill. What a difference it makes!
    • Splash screen - Reduces fat splashes when you're frying the onions for the sauce.

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    Onion Quiche in a china flan dish with onions in the background.
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    Onion Quiche

    A simple, vegetarian quiche, especially good on cold days.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time45 mins
    Course: Supper
    Cuisine: European
    Servings: 5 servings
    Author: [email protected] Cooks

    Ingredients

    For the pastry case:

    • 1 recipe Pâte Brisée or 1 ready-made 22-24cm shortcrust pastry case

    For the Onion Quiche filling:

    • 500 g onions
    • 20 g butter
    • Salt
    • Freshly ground pepper
    • Grated nutmeg
    • 3 large eggs
    • 250 ml milk
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    Equipment

    24cm/9-inch china flan dish

    Instructions

    Preparation:

    • Set the oven to 200°C fan, gas mark 7
    • Peel the onions and slice finely - use the slicing disc of a food processor if you have it.

    For the pastry case:

    • Press the pastry into the flan dish with your fingers or use a pre-cooked case
    • Blind-cook the pastry case for 10 minutes.
      I.e. put a piece of baking parchment on the pastry and cover with baking beans (to stop the pastry rising)
    • Remove the baking parchment and beans and cook the pastry case for a further 10 minutes.

    For the Onion Quiche:

    • Heat the butter in a large frying pan on MEDIUM heat
    • Add the onions to the pan and turn them to coat in butter
    • Turn down the heat to LOW and cook the onions gently for about 5 minutes until they are soft, but not brown
    • Spoon the onion mixture into the flan case. Season generously with salt and pepper
    • Grate some nutmeg over (or sprinkle 2-3ml if pre-grated)
    • Blend the eggs and milk, in a processor or with a mixer, and pour the mixture over the onions
    • Bake the quiche for 25 minutes, then turn the oven down to 170°C fan, gas mark 5 until golden brown on top.

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