Broccoli & Tomato Quiche is a fabulously easy-to-make vegetarian quiche the whole family will love! Made with a sheet of puff pastry it couldn’t be easier!
When I visited my grandparents as a child there was always an abundance of home-cooked food but for some reason, the savoury offerings have vanished from my memory (apart from the huge roast turkey dinners at Christmas).
I do remember my grandmother’s pie bird though so we must have had some sort of pie!
I remember more the individual cakes, jellies, and trifles (angelica and cocktail cherries were all the rage in the 70’s).
So we can conclude that I had a sweet tooth from a young age plus granny usually had a paper bag containing sugar mice for me stashed away in her cabinet in the hallway! Do sugar mice still exist?
Anyway, as Ronnie Corbett would say (yep showing my age again) “I digress”.
As the years went by home cooking and baking went on the back burner, and up popped things like M&S’s Broccoli and Tomato Quiche with various cold meats and salads.
This suited me down to the ground as I’ve always been an avid fan of quiche!
So the other day, finding myself with some bargain broccoli and puff pastry it suddenly dawned on me to make my version of the M&S Broccoli & Tomato Quiche.
Why I’d never made this before I don’t know, better late than never though!
This quiche also fits in with our current quest to cut down on our red and processed meat consumption which is not only a saving to the purse but better for your health.
I even heard Jamie Oliver on the radio the other night telling listeners how he’d lost weight by eating more vegetable-based meals.
Everyone here loved the quiche and with the off-cuts of pastry, I made a couple of individual quiches (in mini tart tins) for the kids’ packed lunches at the same time! A definite 2 birds with one stone scenario!
Do you remember what you ate at your grandparents as a child? Was there anything you loved or loathed? Do let me know in the comments below!
More Quiche Recipes
If I’ve put you in the mood for quiche or tart then here are a few more you might like to make:
- Salmon, Courgette & Shallot Quiche
- Quiche Lorraine with Slow Cooked Pulled Gammon,
- Courgette, Blue Cheese & Cherry Tomato Quiche
- Pea, Mushroom & Mint Flan
- Tandoori Cauliflower Tart in an Olive Oil Crust
- Butternut Squash & Taleggio Tart
- Roasted Vegetable Quiche with Yorkshire Crust
- Rainbow Chard & Leek Quiche
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Broccoli & Tomato Quiche
Ingredients
- 110 g Broccoli split or cut into florettes
- 2 Tomatoes cut into 12 slices
- 110 g Mature Cheddar cheese grated
- 4 Eggs large
- 100 ml Milk semi-skimmed or full fat
- 1 tbsp Onion grated
- 1 x 320g Puff pastry sheet
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180⁰C.
- Blanch the broccoli florettes in boiling water for 2 minutes then plunge into cold water and drain (sit on kitchen paper while they’re waiting to be used).
- Grease a lasagne tin (20cm x 24cm).
- Unroll pastry and with a rolling pin and roll the shortest length a little wider to fit the tin.
- Place the pastry sheet over the tin, press into the corners then trim the excess pastry with a knife.
- Put ¾ of the cheese in the base of the pastry case.
- Pat the tomato slices dry and then lay over the cheese followed by the broccoli.
- Top with remaining grated cheese.
- Whisk together the egg, milk, onion, salt and pepper.
- Pour over the broccoli and fold down the sides of the pastry.
- Bake on the bottom shelf of the oven for 42 – 45 minutes until golden and pastry cooked through.
Urvashi
Nice idea to overlap the pastry like that. Much easier than lining a tin
Camilla
Thanks Sarah, yes this is quick no-frills mid-week cooking:-)
My Family Ties
Love the look of this recipe, I always loved going to my granny’s house as she made a mean quiche too, and this looks like it would taste amazing! 🙂 #TastyTuesdays
Camilla
Thank you – I feel so bad I can only remember my granny’s roasts but maybe that what he has as we usually visited on a Sunday:-) It was when I was older that the shop bought foods made an appearance!
Sally - My Custard Pie
Lovely reminder to make quiche more often. Looks so simple and delicious.
Camilla
Thanks, yes this is an easyily put together one with no blind baking:-)
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
I love a good quiche and I don’t make them often enough. I love your freeform crust.
Camilla
Thanks Sarah, we have quiches quite regularly as they’re a good dinner to knock up when you’re pushed for time and can use up odds and ends in your fridge:-)
Vohn McGuinness
This looks fantastic Camilla! Brilliant idea to make lunch-box versions too at the same time – genius! Thank you so much for entering the #NoWasteFoodChallenge with such a scrumptious recipe. 😀
Camilla
Thank you – always good to multi-task the oven:-)
kellie@foodtoglow
I don’t think I have ever had an M&S quiche but this does sound lovely. I can see why you would want to make it. I have similar food memories about my grandmother’s cooking. They had a big farm and as my grandmother was a fantastic Southern cook (US) there was always a huge table covered with piled-high platters of freshly cooked vegetables and roasted meats. My favourite has always been the vegetables, partly because we stayed with them in the summer and helped in the kitchen garden.
Camilla
Thanks Kellie. How wonderful for you to grow up with your grandparents farm:-) I remember my Danish grandparents vegetable plot in their garden, I can see bunches of carrots and potatoes waiting to be brought into the house LOL – I do love childhood food memories:-)
Kavey
I’ve never used puff pastry for a quiche as I wasn’t sure how to keep the filling in but it really looks glorious. Thanks for sharing two of my recipes!
Camilla
Thanks Kavey:-)
Tasneem
Your quiche looks great and I will be definitely trying this very soon! I have grown up at my grandmother’s house and remember having more of Indian savory treats from her more than sweets though my interest lies in baking now 🙂 #TastyTuesdays
Camilla
I think all women have a sweet tooth LOL and if the baking involves chocolate even better:-)
Tasneem
Your quiche looks great and I will be definitely trying this very soon! I have grown up at my grandmother’s house and remember having more of Indian savory treats from her more than sweets though my interest lies in baking now :).
Paul Wilson
Homemade quiche is sooo much nicer than shop bought.
Camilla
Yes Paul I agree:-)