Name: Cheddar and tomato quiche recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves: 8–10
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225g (8oz) ready-rolled shortcrust pastry; 3tbsp pesto sauce; 175g (6oz) mature Cheddar cheese, grated; 5 large Lion Quality eggs; 500g tub crème fraîche; 4tbsp freshly snipped chives; 4 plum tomatoes, sliced lengthways; 1tbsp olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

By GoodtoKnow

published 20 September 2019

in Recipes

Pesto and chives give this classic vegetarian quiche extra flavour, but it's still simple enough to appeal to the kids

Ingredients

225g (8oz) ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
3tbsp pesto sauce
175g (6oz) mature Cheddar cheese, grated
5 large Lion Quality eggs
500g tub crème fraîche
4tbsp freshly snipped chives
4 plum tomatoes, sliced lengthways
1tbsp olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6). Use the pastry to line a 20cm (8in) fluted deep flan tin. Trim the edges, line the base with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans. Bake for 20 mins, removing the beans for the final 5 mins.
Spread the pesto sauce over the base and scatter over a third of the Cheddar. Beat the eggs, crème fraîche, chives and seasoning together, and stir in the remaining cheese. Pour into the pastry case and bake for 20 mins or until the filling is beginning to set.
Arrange the sliced tomatoes on top of the quiche, overlapping them slightly. Brush with the oil and bake for a further 30 mins. Serve warm or cold.

Top Tip for making Cheddar and tomato quiche

When buying eggs, look for the Lion Quality symbol: this indicates they're British-laid and have been vaccinated against salmonella.

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