Thursday, November 22, 2007

Swiss Chard Quiche


Ingredients:

Pastry:
1/2 whole wheat or regular flour
salt
1/4 cup butter
1 egg yolk

Filling:
1 clove of garlic
1 cup Swiss chard
1/2 red pepper
1/8 cup butter
1 cup milk
3 egg yolks
salt and pepper
cayenne pepper
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chedder cheese

Directions:
i don't feel like explaining the pastry part, look it up on google, haha.

to make the filling:
  1. wash the swiss chard, separate the stalks from the leaves, and chop both
  2. melt the butter in a saucepan, put in the stalks, red pepper, and garlic for 5 minutes
  3. put in the leaves, cook for a further 2-3 minutes
  4. remove from the heat and mix in the cream, add the egg yolks, salt, pepper and cayenne to taste, stirring well
  5. pour the mixture into the pastry and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the filling is set.

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