Name: Goats’ Cheese, Summer Vegetable & Herb Quiche
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tbsp Reduced Balsamic Vinegar; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 lemon thyme sprigs; 2 tbsp olive oil; 75 g/2½ oz drained bottled artichokes, thinly sliced; 75 g/2½ oz carrot, peeled and finely diced; 50 g/1¾ oz red chard leaves; 25 g/1 oz watercress leaves; 15 g/½ oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; plain (all-purpose) flour, for dusting; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup double (heavy) cream; 250 g/9 oz Savoury Short Pastry; 100 g/3½ oz soft goats’ cheese log, such as Golden Cross or Ste Maure, rind removed, crumbled

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 50

Appears in

French Countryside Cooking

By Daniel Galmiche

Published 2021

About

This quiche says summer to me – the warmth and sun of the Mediterranean – with its colourful mix of artichokes, red chard and aromatic lemon thyme. Not forgetting the crumbly goats’ cheese, which, when cooked slowly, adds an almost almondy flavour to the quiche. Try it with the Reduced Balsamic Vinegar as it gives the tart an added depth of flavour. Enjoy the quiche with a red chard salad and pickled shallots.