Smoked Salmon Quiche with Goat Cheese

Way prettier crust than I could make myself.

I had convinced myself that frittatas were just as good as quiche, but then I found myself with some extra frozen pie crusts (I had bought backup before making the Thanksgiving pie), so I decided to make quiche. And, yes, it's better than a frittata.

I worked from this SimplyRecipes recipe. I substituted almond milk for the milk and cream, and I used red onion this time because I didn't have shallot, but I'll use shallot when I have it. I skipped their step of sauteeing the onion/shallot first, and it was fine.

The only other change I made is that I had way more egg filling than would fit in one crust, and since I happened to have two frozen crusts, I spread it out into the two. It was almost enough to fill both. So I've adjusted the recipe to have just two more eggs and fill the two crusts. It's easy enough to freeze an extra quiche. (I read that the best reheating instructions are to heat it at 350, from frozen, for 20-25 minutes.)

I served it with a salad, with dressing made from lemon / olive oil / garlic / salt / pepper. Some of the dressing on the plate sneaked over toward the quiche and gave it an extra lemony punch, and it was delicious.

Watching the candles burn out and yammering on about how much he loves quiche.

The Recipe: (adapted from SimplyRecipes)
2 frozen deep-dish pie crusts
1/2 c shallots or red onion, minced
8 oz hot-smoked salmon, chopped
4 oz goat cheese, crumbled
8 eggs
2 1/2 c almond milk
1 tb dried dill (or 2 tb fresh)
1 tsp lemon zest
2 1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Whisk together the eggs, milk, dill, zest, salt, and pepper
Spread out the shallots, salmon, and goat cheese on the bottom of the pie crusts, then pour in the egg filling.
Bake at 375 for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 for another 30-35 minutes until center is set.
Cool for 10 minutes before eating.

The Verdict:

Overall grade: B+

Overall reason: Fancy and yummy, but could be healthier.

Time to prepare: 15 minutes of prep, 45 minutes of baking
Preschooler quote: "This is like pie, except I like this even more than pie."

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