Funny Face Ham, Leek and Swiss Cheese Quiche
Funny Face Ham, Leek and Swiss Cheese Quiche
- Preparation time 15 mins
- Serves 6 people
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Ingredients
Quiche:
- 8 eggs
- 1 sheet shortcrust pastry
- 1 leek, pale part only, washed well and thinly sliced
- 120g low fat ham, shaved and diced
- 120g grated low fat Swiss cheese
- 200ml milk
- Pinch of ground nutmeg
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Spray Oil
The face:
- 1 egg, hard boiled and cut in half
- 1 cherry tomato cut in half
- 6 asparagus spears, cut in half
- ¼ avocado
- 1 thick cucumber slice
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C.
- Grease a 23cm quiche tin with spray oil, line with pastry sheet and trim edges.
- Cover with a sheet of non-stick baking paper, fill with baking weights and place into the oven until blind baked (without colouration).
- Heat a frying pan on gentle heat, spray with oil and add leek. Gently cook without colour until soft.
- In a bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Once the pastry is blind baked, remove from oven and take out the paper and weights. Fill with leeks, ham and egg mixture, and top with cheese.
- Place back into the oven for 30 minutes or until filling is just set.
- Remove quiche from oven and garnish with eggs as eyes, tomato as cheeks, asparagus as hair, avocado as the mouth and cucumber as the nose.
Notes
Serve with a large side salad for everyone to share.
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Nutritional Information
- Serving size 232g
- Energy 1620kJ 387kcal
- Protein 23.1g
- Total fat 24g
- Saturated fat 10.2g
- Carbs (total) 18.2g
- Carbs (sugar) 6.5g
- Sodium 617mg
- Fibre 2.5g
All nutrition values are per serve.