Salmon and leek quiche
- 09.03.2017
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This quiche is a great accompaniment to a green leafy salad for a light meal.
Recipe «Salmon and leek quiche» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 20g butter, 1 leek, trimmed, washed, sliced, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 415g can red salmon, drained, skin and bones removed, flaked, 1 bunch asparagus, halved , 6 eggs, lightly beaten, 1/3 cup pure cream, 1/3 cup grated parmesan , Salad, to serve, 110g butter, chilled, chopped, 1 1/2 cups plain flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1 tbsp iced water.
Ingredients:
- 20g butter
- 1 leek, trimmed, washed, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 415g can red salmon, drained, skin and bones removed, flaked
- 1 bunch asparagus, halved
- 6 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup pure cream
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan
- Salad, to serve
- 110g butter, chilled, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp iced water
Instructions
- Make Pastry: Place butter, flour and salt in a food processor. Process until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and iced water. Process until mixture just comes together. Press mixture into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry until 5mm thick. Line a greased 20cm (base) non-stick springform pan with pastry, pressing evenly into side and base. Trim excess pastry from top. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 190°C/170°C fan-forced. Line pastry with baking paper. Fill with pie weights or uncooked rice. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove weights and paper. Bake a further 15 minutes. Cool.
- Melt butter in a pan over medium-high heat. Add leek and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes or until soft. Cool. Spoon into pastry case. Top with salmon and asparagus. Whisk eggs, cream and parmesan in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over salmon.
- Reduce oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until filling is set. Stand for 10 minutes. Serve quiche with salad.