spinach
chard and onion quiche
Saturday 05 September 2009
ingredients
250 g chard, finely shredded
3 medium onions, finely chopped
large knob of butter
method
see here for the basic quiche recipe
fry the onion in the butter until well softened (caramalised onions work well here too)
add the chard and cook until soft
alternatives
spinach works well instead of chard
250 g chard, finely shredded
3 medium onions, finely chopped
large knob of butter
method
see here for the basic quiche recipe
fry the onion in the butter until well softened (caramalised onions work well here too)
add the chard and cook until soft
alternatives
spinach works well instead of chard
warm potato and salmon salad with pesto
Thursday 23 July 2009
ingredients
650g new potatoes, halved lengthways if large
2 tablespoons pesto
4 tablespoons olive oil
8 cherry tomatoes
175g can salmon
200g sliced green beans or runner beans
couple of handfuls of spinach, baby or torn up
method
put the potates in a pan of boiling water and simmer until tender (8 - 10 minutes). I steam the green beans over the potatoes.
mix the pesto and olive oil to form a dressing
halve the tomatoes and mix with the drained and flaked salmon
drain the potatoes and green beans and tip into a salad bowl with the spinach (give it a stir)
scatter the tomato and salmon mixture over the top
season with salt and pepper
drizzle the pesto and oil mix over the top and gently toss everything together
notes
Lovely. Especially when made with vegetables fresh from the garden
650g new potatoes, halved lengthways if large
2 tablespoons pesto
4 tablespoons olive oil
8 cherry tomatoes
175g can salmon
200g sliced green beans or runner beans
couple of handfuls of spinach, baby or torn up
method
put the potates in a pan of boiling water and simmer until tender (8 - 10 minutes). I steam the green beans over the potatoes.
mix the pesto and olive oil to form a dressing
halve the tomatoes and mix with the drained and flaked salmon
drain the potatoes and green beans and tip into a salad bowl with the spinach (give it a stir)
scatter the tomato and salmon mixture over the top
season with salt and pepper
drizzle the pesto and oil mix over the top and gently toss everything together
notes
Lovely. Especially when made with vegetables fresh from the garden
potato and spinach frittata
Sunday 03 August 2008
I found this recipe on the web, but
now I've lost it. I changed it anyhow, so here's my best memory of
it.
ingredients
6 eggs, beaten
a couple of medium sized potatoes, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes
as much spinach as you like, stalks removed and chopped into small pieces
a small onion, sliced
parmesan cheese
olive oil
method
heat the oven to 180C
par boil the potatoes until more or less soft
meanwhile, saute the sliced onion in the olive oil
add in the potatoes and cook for a while
throw in the spinach and cook for a couple of minutes (it wilts quickly)
put all of the ingredients into an ovenproof dish
grate some parmesan cheese over the top and pour on the egg mixture
put into the oven until set (10 to 15 minutes)
ingredients
6 eggs, beaten
a couple of medium sized potatoes, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes
as much spinach as you like, stalks removed and chopped into small pieces
a small onion, sliced
parmesan cheese
olive oil
method
heat the oven to 180C
par boil the potatoes until more or less soft
meanwhile, saute the sliced onion in the olive oil
add in the potatoes and cook for a while
throw in the spinach and cook for a couple of minutes (it wilts quickly)
put all of the ingredients into an ovenproof dish
grate some parmesan cheese over the top and pour on the egg mixture
put into the oven until set (10 to 15 minutes)
quiche
Sunday 16 March 2008
Ingredients
Shortcrust pastry
3 or 4 eggs
grated cheese (cheddar, how much is up to you)
¼ pint milk.
½ teaspoon powdered mustard
1 teaspoon stock powder
Method
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 5 (180°C)
Line a quiche dish with the pastry and put it into the oven for about 8 minutes.
Whilst it is cooking, you can get the filling made. For the mixture; whisk the eggs, then add the milk, mustard and stock powder. For a special occasion, you can use cream to replace some or all of the milk. I like to add mixed herbs or fresh parsley finely chopped.
Add the main ingredients (see below), then any cheese that want, then the mixture over the top.
Put it into the oven for about 30 minutes.
Fillings
bacon - fry the bacon and cut into small pieces
chard and onion - finely chop and onion and fry in butter, add in around 250g of swiss chard, finely chopped and cook until tender. This works well with spinach too.
tomato - finely slice three tomatoes and layer witht hte cheese
asparagus - take the woody stems off and steam for around 6 minutes. Layer with the cheese and pour the egg mixture over.
mushrooms - chop plenty of mushrooms and fry in olive oil. Layer with the cheese and pour the egg mixture over.
Variation
Cook 500g of potatoes and mash them. Mix in the cheese and then the egg mixture. Fill the quiche with this mixture and lay vegetables (for example asparagus) onto the top and cook as usual.