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Crustless Quiche using homegrown Swiss Chard

August 20, 2012

 

 

Crustless Chard Quiche

There’s something wonderful about quiches, they fit perfectly as a meal for any time of the day – be it breakfast, lunch or dinner.

The only thing that probably deters people from making this is the mess (well, a little) of making and blind baking the crust and the quantity of butter that goes into it and the thought of burning all that butter off the next day on the treadmill.

Well, may be that’s just me but yes, if the crust is eliminated, the quiche becomes healthy, quick while still tasting delicious. It’s also a great way to use up spinach, mushrooms, corn and bits of any cheese you may have in the refrigerator.

 

 

Freshly plucked swiss chard

I used chard because they were just plucked that evening, all fresh and luscious green, you could by all means use spinach, or a combination of other greens and add any other lightly sautéed vegetables like zucchini or bell peppers to this.

A spinach quiche is also the best way to make kids eat their greens up without much fuss.

 

 

Recipe for Crustless chard quiche

Adapted from a recipe on Food.com

Serves 2-4

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Crustless Quiche using homegrown Swiss Chard Yum
This recipe for a crustless quiche makes use of homegrown swiss chard. It makes for a great meal for any part of the day.
Crustless Quiche using homegrown Swiss Chard
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 3 cups chard spinach roughly chopped (include tender stalks too) or
  • 1 onion medium , sliced
  • 1 clove garlic , finely chopped
  • 3 Eggs medium sized
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup bread fresh crumbs
  • 1/2 cup cheese
  • cheese mozzarella grated or crumbled , as per the used . I used fresh , crumbled
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp pepper ground
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 3 cups chard spinach roughly chopped (include tender stalks too) or
  • 1 onion medium , sliced
  • 1 clove garlic , finely chopped
  • 3 Eggs medium sized
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup bread fresh crumbs
  • 1/2 cup cheese
  • cheese mozzarella grated or crumbled , as per the used . I used fresh , crumbled
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp pepper ground
Crustless Quiche using homegrown Swiss Chard
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven at 180C. Grease a 6" pie dish or a baking tin.
  2. In a pan, heat olive oil. Add the sliced onions and garlic, lightly saute for 3-4 minutes on medium flame, until onions are soft.
  3. Add the chard or spinach and saute for 2-3 minutes until just wilted.
  4. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, herbs well and add the crumbled cheese.
  5. Transfer the chard mix from the pan into the bowl and mix with a fork.
  6. Pour into the greased pie dish. Top with bread crumbs, more freshly ground black pepper and dried herbs and bake for 20-25 minutes until a knife comes out clean.
Recipe Notes

Serve with a salad for a light lunch.

Crumbled feta pairs well with spinach and it's a classic combination in Greek cuisine.

You can easily scale up the recipe and bake in a bigger dish with increased baking times. Leftovers make great breakfast, just microwave for 30 seconds or so before serving.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says: August 20, 2012 at 5:12 am

    wonderful site nandita. am a foodie meself and jus loved dis recipe. wud b baking it soon!! cheers. jc.

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  2. Anonymous says: August 20, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    very interesting and new recipe to me…Event: Dish Name Starts With N till August 31st Learning-to-cook Regards,Akila

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  3. Anonymous says: August 26, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Hi, when you say ‘fresh bread crumbs’, is that bread crumbs made of fresh bread? I always that bread crumbs were of stale/toasted bread. As you can see, am a novice, pl help

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  4. Anonymous says: September 22, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    Really Yummy!!!Gujaratonnet.com

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  6. nandita says: May 8, 2013 at 4:53 am

    I mean use stale bread but run it through the mixer until it turns into crumbs 🙂

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  7. Srividhya Venkatesan says: August 21, 2016 at 4:47 am

    Is there an eggless version??

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