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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 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Supper
Cuisine: European
Servings: 5 servings
Author: Susie@Everyday Cooks

Ingredients

For the 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

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.