Finally the asparagus season has arrived! This year, I wanted to try a new asparagus-based recipe: a Quiche with Green Asparagus and Goat Cheese. The combination of green asparagus and goat cheese (I used fresh goat cheese) is delicious.
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 40 minutesmins
Course Main course, Snack
Cuisine French, Mediterranean
Servings 4
Calories 589kcal
Ingredients
For the dough
130gwheat flour
100gof wholemeal flour
1egg
60mlolive oil
50mlof water
Salt
For the quiche
2bunches of green asparagus
3eggs
120mlmilk
200gof fresh goat cheese
8sprigs of parsley
8stalks of chives
8sprigs of dill
1pinchof chili flakes
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil
Instructions
For the quiche dough, mix the wheat flour, wholemeal flour, eggs, olive oil, water and salt. Knead the dough for 5 minutes. Form a ball and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Wash the asparagus and remove the ends. Cut half of the green asparagus into 5 cm (2 inches) sections. Leave some whole asparagus for decoration. Cook all the asparagus for 5 minutes in boiling water.
Wash, dry then chop the fresh herbs (parsley, dill and chives). In a small bowl, combine the eggs, goat cheese, milk, herbs, chili flakes, salt and pepper.
Roll out the quiche dough with a rolling pin and form a circle. Place it in a quiche mold. Add the cut asparagus and pour in the egg mixture. To decorate, place the whole asparagus on top, along with a few branches of dill or parsley. Add a drizzle of olive oil.