patrícia furtado

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

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.