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Red Beetroot Quiche with Goat Cheese

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A freshly baked red beetroot quiche with goat cheese on a wooden cutting board, garnished with fresh thyme. A slice is served on a white plate in the foreground.
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:45 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Skillet optional
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 fork
  • 1 Parchment paper
  • 1 spring form
  • 1 Rolling Pin
  • 1 pastry brush
  • 1 skewer optional

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 red onion
  • 3 large (300-350 g) red beets or 4 small beets (pre-cooked)
  • 6 oz (170 g) goat cheese fresh or aged
  • 1 pie crust
  • 3-4 sprigs fresh thyme
  • pepper and salt to taste
  • ½ cup (50 g) pecan nuts or walnuts
  • ¾ cup (200 g) crème fraîche
  • 1 tsp (5 g) butter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 356°F (or 180°C).
  • Slice one red onion thinly, and 3 or 4 red beets, chop ½ a cup of pecan nuts, and pull the thyme off 3 stems.
  • If you want to add roasted nuts, place a skillet over medium heat. Once it’s hot, add the pecan nuts—no oil needed. Keep a close eye on them, as they can burn quickly. Shake the skillet often to ensure they roast evenly. After about 2 minutes, when the nuts are fragrant and lightly browned, transfer them to a bowl to cool.
  • Add 5 eggs and 1 egg white to a bowl, and whisk them together with 1 cup of crème fraîche, salt, pepper, and the thyme leaves.
    Note: Keep one egg yolk to brush the sides of the pie crust.
  • Take the spring form, the parchment paper, and 1 tsp of butter. Grease the spring form with the butter and put the parchment paper in the spring form (see image).
  • Roll out one piece of pie crust and put it in the pre-greased spring form.
  • Take your fork and make some holes in the bottom of the pie crust.
  • Lay the thin slices of the red onion and the slices of red beets on the pie crust, and crumble the goat cheese on top.
  • Take the egg yolk from the second step, and brush the sides of the pie crust with it.
  • Add the egg, thyme, and crème fraîche mixture, and scatter the chopped nuts on top of the quiche filling.
  • Put the quiche in the preheated oven and bake for about 45 minutes.
  • Your quiche is ready when a skewer comes out clean after inserting it into the center.

Notes

  • Don't have any skewers lying around in your kitchen? You can also use a knitting pin, the handle of a fork or spoon, or a knife. As long as the object you use comes out clean, your quiche is done!
  • Change the goat cheese for feta or brie, and the pecan nuts with walnuts.
  • Golden beetroots are just as delicious as red ones!
Servings: 4 people