Clinton’s Special Vegetarian Quiche
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a quichedish with non-stick cooking spray.Line the quiche dish with puff pastry, press the pastry firmly in placeand trim away any excess pastry. Blind bake for 10 minutes.In a large skillet place spinach and 4 tablespoons water. Heat themixture over medium and cover the skillet. Cook until the spinach isdone, approximately 2 minutes then drain well. Add nutmeg to thespinach and puree the mixture.In a large skillet, saute the onion with butter or margarine to taste.Saute until the onions are soft and transparent.In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat eggs. Stir in the cottagecheese, spinach, and 1/2 cup of cheese. Season with salt andpepper. Arrange onions along the bottom of the pastry-lined quichedish. Arrange the tomatoes over the onions. Pour the egg-mixtureover the onions and tomatoes, and top entire concoction with theremaining cheese.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes, or untilthe quiche has set in the middle. Serve hot or cold, your choice!
Ingredients
- 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 cup fresh spinach, cleaned and stemmed
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced