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Swiss Chard Quiche
2013-11-03 20:17:07
Serves 4
A yummy, easy quiche which uses all your swiss chard leaves.
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Prep Time
35 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
- 2 shallots, minced
- 4 ounces bacon, cut into lardons
- 1 1/2 pounds Swiss chard, ribs removed
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup creme fraiche or heavy cream and sour cream combined
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 ounces Gruyere cheese, grated
- 2 ready made tart shells
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat the oil in a pan and fry the shallots until soft and translucent. Remove to a plate. In the same pan, fry the bacon until the fat has rendered and the lardons are crispy. Remove to the plate with the shallots. Divide the chard leaves from the ribs: chop the ribs quite small and shred the leaves. First, fry the ribs in the bacon fat until tender. (Cook's Note: You may want to cover the pan for a few minutes to speed up the process.) Add the chard leaves to the pan, cover, and wilt, about 3 minutes.
- Beat the eggs together with the creme fraiche, and season with salt, and pepper.
- In a large bowl, toss the shallots, bacon, chard stems and leaves and cheese, to combine evenly. Taste, and season. Fill the tart shell with the vegetable mixture, and pour over the cream mixture. Bake until the tart has set, about 30 minutes. Remove the tart from the oven, and cool. Serve at room temperature.
Notes
- It looks like a lot of chard leaves once its been weighed up but believe me, it all wilts down!
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