05.05.2008
Sugar. sugar, sugar! Let’s face it, I’m addicted to desserts, and my friends are starting to hate me when they jump on the scales too see the pounds pilling up. But as we can’t just live on sweets (or so the doctor told me), it’s about time I post a savoury dish around here, don’t you think? Well… mostly savoury, as one of the ingredients is pineapple. But, hey, getting there!
Polka Dot Quiche
1 pack of ready made puff pastry or short pastry
250g of mascarpone cheese
2 large eggs
100g wafer thin ham
2 slices of pineapple
14 cherry tomatoes
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Lay the ready rolled pastry on a loose bottom pan and trim off the excess. Of course you can make your own pie crust, if you’re up for it. I wasn’t…
In a big bowl, mix the cheese and the eggs until you have a smooth mixture, and then season with salt and pepper to taste. Roll the ham slices and chop them into thin strips. Finely chop the pineapple slices. Stir the ham and the pineapple to the mix and pour it onto the pie crust. You can use other ingredients in the quiche, like spinach, mushrooms or corn, but i usually like to keep it to just one or two, at most.
Slice the tomatoes in 3, and lay them cut side up on the pie. Sprinkle some oregano and pop it in the oven for about 45 minutes, or until the pastry is done and the top is golden. Serve with some salad greens - Rocket goes nicely with it, for instance.
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7 comments
05.05.2008
Quicas
ohh my god ..very good,, hummmmm
kisses
06.05.2008
Cindy
You made me so hungry just now….
I can totally imagine the taste in my mouth now..
06.05.2008
Hillary
I love the name of your quiche! You could have easily called it tomato quiche but the name brings it up to a whole new level…looks delicious!
06.05.2008
loyates
this looks great and i would love to make it for my next breakfast pitch-in at work. what is the pan size? it looks large, but how do you get something that big from 2 eggs? Perhaps I’m reading the recipe incorrectly…
06.05.2008
Patricia Furtado
Loyates, the pan is 20cm x 30cm but it’s quite shallow, so 2 large eggs are enough. The good thing about a rectangular pan is that you can cut this quiche into small squares for sharing.
07.05.2008
loyates
thank you patricia! that helps a great deal.
i can’t wait to make it. ~cheers!
09.05.2008
Rita
Olá Patrícia!
Vi a tua apresentação no forum dos DB e pensei olha outra portuguesa! Tão pequeninos que somos mas estamos sempre metidos em todo o lado. Eu também vou comçar este mês e fiquei contente de ter uma parceira compatriota.
Good luck with the chalenge, I’ll come back to check it later!
Rita