Name: Smoked cheddar and onion quiche
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 - 8
Ingredients: 375 gm frozen sour cream shortcrust pastry (see note), defrosted; 40 gm unsalted butter; 1 large red onion, thinly sliced; 4 egg yolks; 3 eggs; 125 ml (½ cup) pouring cream; 125 gm crème fraîche; 2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsely; ½ tsp finely grated nutmeg; 50 gm finely grated Gruyère cheese; 35 gm finely grated smoked cheddar; Chervil sprigs, to serve

Smoked cheddar and onion quiche

With short, flaky pastry and a soft, savoury filling, you shouldn't forget the versatile quiche for your next lazy weeknight meal.

Serves 6 - 8

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

Is there anything more versatile than the humble quiche? Best made on a Thursday or Friday when your fridge is stocked with leftover titbits to fill your quiche with. In this version we’ve kept it traditional with smoked cheddar and onion, but really… the possibilities are endless.

Ingredients

375 gm frozen sour cream shortcrust pastry (see note), defrosted

40 gm unsalted butter

1 large red onion, thinly sliced

4 egg yolks

3 eggs

125 ml (½ cup) pouring cream

125 gm crème fraîche

2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsely

½ tsp finely grated nutmeg

50 gm finely grated Gruyère cheese

35 gm finely grated smoked cheddar

Chervil sprigs, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180˚C. Grease base and side of a 23cm-diameter, loose-bottomed straight-sided tart tin. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to 3mm thick, line base and side of tin, refrigerate to rest (30 minutes). Trim edges, prick base all over, then blind-bake until light golden (8-10 minutes), remove paper and weights and bake until crisp (8-10 minutes).

2.Meanwhile, for pan roasted red onions, heat butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook stirring occasionally until softened and lightly caramelised (4-5 minutes); season to taste and spread over base of pastry case.

3.Reduce oven to 150˚C. Whisk yolks, eggs, cream, crème fraîche, parsley, nutmeg and cheeses in a bowl to combine, season to taste and pour into pastry case. Bake until light golden and just set with a slight wobble in centre (35-40 minutes), stand for 15 minutes before serving. Serve topped with chervil sprigs and cracked black pepper.