Killer Quiche - give me your great ideas please!

[anonymousbrainsnatcher]

Have folks coming over and want a lightish supper. Am long on eggs, so thinking a nice quiche with news and salad.

What is your favourite quiche recipe? I've made loads before, but they are a bit samey and fancy something different.

Please reply before 9pm - I have to finalise my shopping order!!

Thanks

My favourite is spinach, sorrel and gruyere.

caramalised onions and feta

Goats cheese and red onion.

broccoli and stilton

I love a good cheesy oniony quiche

Beetroot - yes, really!

Saute onion till it goes soft and brown, add grated cooked beetroot, then spread in pastry case, add egg/cream mixture as normal, and some thyme. Bake as normal.

Tis lovely!

I did a lovely one a while ago with lots of (ready-steamed) leeks, and parmesan in the custard. Would be great with onions instead of leeks, and the odd anchovy across the top.

Have you read The Art of the Tart?

I have got that book - is the beetroot one in there? I got it from a newspaper. Will have to go and look.

mixed peppers or good old quiche lorraine. smoked salmon and spinach is nice too. I love caramelised red onion but every time I do it the onions go blue for some reason. I've given up with it.

Curried courgette and currants! Basically add a good curry paste to the egg mix, toss in some currants and grated (salted / drained) courgette. I love, my book club loves it but I have to confess my family are not so keen.

Roasted chunks of butternut squash and goat's cheese.

notasize10yetbutoneday you need to add something a bit acidic like a splash of balsamic vinegar and onions will not look a strange blue hue. Same as with red cabbage.

Agree caramelised onion quiche, but intrigued by idea of beetroot - do you not get pink eggy bit?

This recipe for smoked salmon and dill tart is lovely; it has a phyllo crust which keeps it quite light-tasting despite the rich ingredients.

Delia's caramelised onion and Parmesan is fab and always gets tons of compliments.