This week I find myself in the land of perennial sunshine in Southern California visiting family while staying at my sister’s home; a haven in the countryside. Her home is chock full of memories and beautiful things she has collected over a lifetime. My big sis has been married to the same man for 40 years this August. It’s a joy to sit back and watch the interplay between the two of them, complete with finishing each others sentences. The current of love that runs between the two is quite evident.
I am ashamed to admit that in all this perpetual bliss, my thoughts do not wander to their wonderfully satisfying relationship for long, but scramble off to the garden, fruit orchard and chickens she has skillfully put together in her backyard. I did hold myself back for the first 15 minutes after I arrived to act somewhat interested in how everyone was and how life had been treating them, but inched my way to the backyard as quickly as decorum would allow.
I was amazed to see peaches ripening on the trees, blueberries ripe for the picking, and tomatoes in full bloom. A whole food bloggers paradise. At home my trees are barely budding, and planting tomatoes still a distant dream. I feel like a kid in a candy store and am cooking with abandon.
Today’s recipe is a Spring Quiche with fresh spinach, shallots, goat cheese and roasted asparagus. The combination of fresh vegetables with the salty bite and tang of goat cheese is marvelous. Sprinkle the Spring Quiche with a touch of fresh chopped dill before serving to add an additional layer of flavor; I guarantee it will be sure to leave you smiling!
- Pate Brisee for single pie crust (see below for link to Recipe)
- 1½ cups fresh spinach, chopped roughly
- 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
- 10 asparagus spears
- 5 oz goat cheese, plus additional ounce for sprinkling on top of quiche
- 6 large eggs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt, plus additional for seasoning asparagus
- ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper, plus additional for seasoning asparagus
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- ¾ cup milk (not non-fat)
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped dill
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In large iron skillet heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add shallots to pan and cook until softened and fragrant. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Wipe skillet out with paper towel and set aside to cool.
- Crack eggs into medium sized bowl and whisk to blend.
- Add salt, pepper, hot sauce, cream and milk. Whisk to combine.
- Once skillet has cooled, press Pate Brisee into bottom of pan with edge of crust only slightly coming up side of pan.
- In layers, first spread spinach atop crust, followed by the shallots.
- Sprinkle goat cheese atop shallots (will not cover whole area, space out evenly)
- Pour egg mixture on top of layered vegetables and cheese and poke down spinach into egg mixture so that it is mostly covered.
- Place in 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, place asparagus on baking sheet, add olive oil, a few sprinkles or sea salt and a grind or two of black pepper and place in the oven along with the quiche to roast(about 15 minutes). Remove from oven.
- Once quiche has cooked for 20 minutes, remove from oven, place asparagus on top of quiche and push down slightly to set in place. Sprinkle quiche with remaining ounce of goat cheese and return to oven until quiche is set in the middle and slightly browned around the edges(about 15 minutes).
- Remove from oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped dill, cut and serve.
Pate Brisee recipe from Martha Stewart. Cut recipe in half or make full recipe and freeze half the dough for another time.
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I love quiche and never thought to put my homemade goat cheese in it. Thanks for the idea!
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Thanks Jenny, I am so jealous of your cheese making skills and fresh goats milk. Still dreaming of the day I can make that a reality. Thanks for coming by for a visit!
Blessings,
Shari
Shari,
This looks like another super dish with great vegetables. I would love this dish for an easy dinner. It just looks like comfort food to me. YUM!
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Come on over friend, I will set the table…Thanks for stopping by for a visit!
Blessings, Shari
Wow, this looks so yummy and totally might try for Father’s Day for an appetizer even. Thank you so much for sharing and totally pinned and tweeted, too
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You are so sweet Janine… I can always count on you. I appreciate that! Blessings, Shari
This is a fantastic Quiche!
Quite unique.
Pinning
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I love goat cheese, so whenever I can use it i’m in heaven! Thanks for pinning…Shari
YUM! I’m in love with this – can’t wait to try this
Michelle
Thanks Michelle. Be sure to come back and tell me how you like it!
This looks so delicious! My husband would love this. Pinned! Thanks for being part of our party. Please come and show off on Monday at 7 pm. We would love it. http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls
Thanks Kimberly. Your parties are always full of great recipes and ideas. Look forward to the next one. Stop by anytime!
I’m visiting again…lol. I’m co-hosting Tasty Tuesday too and wanted to thank you for linking up. BTW- yesterday I tried to click on your link up to get to your blog and I got a weird message and your blog was down. Do you know anything about that? I tried twice and got the same message.
Hello again,
Yes, My site went down last night. It seems that the server I use was having major issues and chose to shut everything down to get a handle on the problem. They fixed the issues and came back online this morning. It is frustrating when this happens. Every time it happens I worry that I did something wrong to cause an issue. It has never been the case, but I still freak out. Part of a bloggers life, I guess.
How lucky that your sister has a garden full of all those goodies. I would be running out there too. Thanks for sharing your recipe on Merry Monday. Have a super week.
It has been fun cooking. I am featuring a Peaches and Cream Brandy Cheesecake on Saturday that is so tasty with fresh peaches right from the tree. Thanks for stopping in.
This quiche was absolutely delicious!
Thanks for the use of your kitchen and beautiful backyard. It is inspiring!