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Beloved Greens Quiche

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Beloved Greens Quiche

Photo by Table9

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Late Winter Tart (Sweet or Savory)
    This recipe was entered in the contest for The Recipe You Want To Be Remembered For
    This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Picnic Dish
    This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Greens
  • TiggyBee's Testing Notes: Table9 has created a really lovely quiche and one that surprised me with how easy it was to put together. There were so many strengths at play in this dish, from sprinkling the gruyere on...

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    Table9's Notes: I could not think of anything more Southern than doing a quiche with collard greens. What a great late winter vegetable. I think this is the last month they will be at the farmer's market...

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Serves 8

  1. In a food processor, combine the flour, butter and salt until the mixture is crumbly.-this should only take a few pulses. Add the egg, and pulse a few more times until the dough resembles little peas.

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  2. Remove dough from processor and shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one-hour. When chilled, remove dough and roll out onto a lightly floured work-surface. Roll out the dough to be 2" larger than the size in inches of your quiche pan.

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  3. Fit dough into the quiche pan, remove excess and prick with a fork all over and then refrigerate for 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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  4. In a skillet, over medium-low heat cook diced bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and drain. Pour out the bacon grease and add the diced onion to the same pan. Cook onions until soft and transparent. Add the bacon and collards to the onion pan. Toss to combine.

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  5. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and add in whipping cream, nutmeg and salt & pepper. Add the bacon mixture. Stir to combine.

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  6. Remove crust from refrigerator. Sprinkle shredded Gruyere and cheddar as the bottom (first) layer in the crust. Pour in the cream mixture and spread evenly.

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  7. Bake quiche for 40 - 55 minutes until set. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes. Slice and serve!

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24 Comments on Beloved Greens Quiche

Img_2764 Reply

We simply don't get a lot of collard greens up here in the North country. Others have asked about spinach, which sounds very good to me, but how about chard of any color? This just looks too good to pass up for want of the correct greens.

My_love-1 Reply

Chard of any color would work. You could use kale as well. Any green will work in this dish and be delicious.

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I dislike collards, would spinach do as well in a subsitution. Must be a Yankee thing.

My_love-1 Reply

That is funny jane, yes it must be a yankee thing.ha. Absolutely, any type of greens including kale, spinach, turnip, etc. would work wonderful in this recipe. Hope you have a chance to try it!

Steve_dunn02 Reply

This dish sounds quite fabulous, and is now saved in my recipe box for use soon. - S

My_love-1 Reply

Thanks so much Oui, Chef! Hope you have a chance to try it.

Sausage2 Reply

Yay! Glad you chose this one. :)

My_love-1 Reply

Thanks fiveandspice. I truly love this quiche!

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I love this! I would imagine that kale would also be okay to use? I love kale in a Caesar salad.

My_love-1 Reply

Really any green would be beautiful in this dish. Kale especially would be fabulous! Let me know if you try it.

Me Reply

I'm so glad you included this recipe! I loved first time around so much!

My_love-1 Reply

It really is one of my favorites. My beau asks me to cook it constantly....thanks so much.

Me_by_barbara_tyroler Reply

I think the pecans in the crust would be great with collards. Southern upon southern--ummm.

My_love-1 Reply

It really is so delicious with it! Hope you have a chance to try it.

Sausage2 Reply

Ooh, I love collards too! Looks wonderful!

My_love-1 Reply

Thanks fiveandspice!

Me Reply

Working on something similar to be submitted tonight (I adore collard greens!!!!) yours sounds AMAZING!

My_love-1 Reply

Great! Cannot wait to see it!

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

Beautiful tart, Table9. One technical question. In step 1 you say: combine the flour, pecans, butter and salt until the mixture is crumbly. But there are no pecans in the tart crust ingredients. Did you mean to put pecans in the crust?

My_love-1 Reply

Sorry about that drbabs, no this crust does not have pecans in it. Sorry, my Clementine Tart does and I use the same recipe for this one just without the pecans. Thanks for catching that error.

Summer_2010_1048 Reply

Gorgeous. Saving it for sure.

My_love-1 Reply

Thanks Midge! And congrats again on your win, lovely!

Chocolate_peppermint_truffle_cookies_032 Reply

I love collard greens! This tart looks really so good - I've added it to the list of tarts I want to make!! So many tarts; so little time :-)

My_love-1 Reply

Thanks ChezSuzanne! I know what you mean...

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