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Wild Asparagus Quiche

SUBMITTED BY: Mary Weaver

"I enjoy hunting for wild asparagus, and once I decided to use it to make a quiche. The wild variety tastes best, but store bought will work, too!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe average a 4 star rating.
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PREP TIME  45 Min
COOK TIME  25 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 10 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • CRUST:
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup ice water
  • FILLING:
  • 1 1/2 cups 1% small-curd cottage cheese
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups low-fat milk
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 dash Tabasco sauce
  • 2 cups fresh wild asparagus, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 2/3 cup grated Swiss cheese
  • Paprika

DIRECTIONS

  1. For crust, combine flour, shortening and salt; mix to a "crumb" consistency. Add ice water; mix well and form dough into ball. On floured surface, roll out dough to fit 10-in. quiche pan. place dough in pan; prick bottom with fork. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Cool. For filling, combine in blender cheese, flour, eggs, milk, mustard and Tabasco; blend until smooth. pour into crust. Arrange asparagus evenly over filling. Sprinkle with Swiss cheese and paprika. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes or until knife comes out clean when inserted near center.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 19, 2007 by Mary
Best and easiest quiche ever. Can be halved for smaller pans. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2008 by bibliofile
Tasty, but didn't hold together as other reviewers have mentioned. I cut the milk to 1 cup and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2008 by DULCINEA54935
Tastes good, but it is too soupy. Have to cook too long. Should probably cut milk in half. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2007 by ybss
this recipe tastes amazing! It is a bit sweeter than some other quiches I've tried, but still... MORE


 
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