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🍽️ Crunchy Quiche with Green and White Asparagus
670 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- salt pinch
- white asparagus 1 bunch
- green asparagus 0.5 bunch
- butter 125 g
- wheat flour, type 405 300 g
- eggs 4 pcs
- water 5 tbsp
- basil, fresh 30 g
- parmesan 50 g
- emmental block 200 g
- milk 50 ml
- sour cream 200 g
- pesto alla genovese 3 tsp
Instructions
- 1. Fill a large pot with about 3 liters of water and add plenty of salt. Cover the pot and bring the water to a boil.
- 2. Thoroughly wash the asparagus under running water.
- 3. Keep the white asparagus whole. Peel only the bottom third of the green asparagus and snap off the woody ends.
- 4. Add the white asparagus to the boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes.
- 5. Add the green asparagus and cook for another 4 minutes.
- 6. Drain the asparagus, shock it immediately with cold water, and let it drain well.
- 7. Preheat the oven to 200 °C top/bottom heat.
- 8. Cut the cold butter into cubes of about 2 cm.
- 9. In a bowl, mix the butter cubes, flour, one egg, salt, and water.
- 10. Knead the ingredients with your hands to form a smooth dough.
- 11. Sprinkle some flour on a work surface and roll out the dough evenly to about 2 mm thickness.
- 12. Place the dough in a greased, shallow cake pan.
- 13. Press the dough firmly against the bottom and sides.
- 14. Trim the edges straight with a knife.
- 15. Prick the bottom several times with a fork.
- 16. Wash the basil and dry it well.
- 17. Pluck the leaves from the stems and chop them finely.
- 18. Grate the Parmesan and Emmentaler finely.
- 19. Mix the two types of cheese well together in a bowl.
- 20. Whisk the milk, sour cream, remaining eggs, chopped basil, and pesto together in another bowl.
- 21. Season the liquid to taste with salt and pepper.
- 22. Spread half of the cheese mixture evenly over the quiche base.
- 23. Arrange the asparagus nicely on top of the cheese.
- 24. Pour the milk-egg mixture evenly over the asparagus.
- 25. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the quiche.
- 26. Bake the quiche in the preheated oven for about 40–45 minutes.
- 27. Remove the quiche from the oven and let it cool for a short time.
- 28. Carefully release the quiche from the pan.
- 29. Cut the quiche into pieces and serve warm.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 670
- Protein: 27 g · Fett/Fat: 45 g · Carbs: 40 g