Quiche With Healthy Options

Use your creativity when selecting the ingredients.

At The Fettle Gourmet, we believe in the power of healthy ingredients that are sustainably sourced. We target achievable techniques to create dishes that are diverse and wonderful tasting. This quiche recipe allows the chef to select fresh, in-season vegetables and make it vegetarian or add healthy meat options. Add this dish to a day with two A+ quality choices. This has wonderful Macronutrients, with higher fat.

INGREDIENTS

CRUST

1 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour (I prefer King Arthur Organic White Whole Wheat Flour)

1/2 Cup Melted Butter

1 Tsp Ground Sea Salt

2 Tbsp Whole Milk

1 Tsp Organic Olive Oil (I prefer Kirkland's Italian Sourced, Cold Pressed)

FILLING

1 cups Milk (preferably whole) (half and half if calories count)

5 Eggs (beaten)

Salt (to taste)

Pepper (to taste)

1/2 C Gruyere Cheese Shredded

1/2 C Swiss Cheese Shredded

1/2 Tbsp Dried Rosemary

1/2 Tbsp Dried Thyme

2 Dashes Worcestire Sauce

1 Tsp Organic Olive Oil (I prefer Kirkland's Italian Sourced, Cold Pressed)

ADDITIONAL FILLING OPTIONS (Select 3-4)

1/2 C Diced Uncured Ham

1/2 C White Onion Chopped Fine

1/2 C Broccoli Chopped Fine

1/2 C Mushrooms Chopped Fine

1/2 C Turkey Sausage

1/2 C Asparagus Tips

1 Handful Spinach

PREPARATION STEPS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Spray of brush the sides of a 9 inch glass pie pan with Olive Oil.

3. Mix the crust and press up the sides, uniformly thinning out the mixture as you go. Pinch to feather at the top.

4. Saute mushrooms and onion (and spinach if using) in a very small amount of Olive Oil.

5. Mix the filling in a bowl and pour into the crust.

6. Bake at 375 for 30 - 40 minutes or until filling is set.

7. LET IT REST FOR 5 MINUTES.

NOTES

• I prefer the combination of Ham, Onion and Asparagus at the moment.

Nutrition Facts
Servings 6.0
Amount Per Serving
calories  796
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 48 g	74 %
Saturated Fat 22 g	110 %
Monounsaturated Fat 15 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol  899 mg	300 %
Sodium  662 mg	28 %
Potassium  899 mg	26 %
Total Carbohydrate  56 g	19 %
Dietary Fiber  19 g	76 %
Sugars  6 g
Protein  42 g	84 %
Vitamin A	28 %
Vitamin C	21 %
Calcium	95 %
Iron	205 %