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.
Julie's Family Kitchen
Camilla, your quiche looks really delicious. Yum!
Ursula Hunt
That’s tonights tea sorted thank you for the recipe
Camilla
Hope you enjoyed it:-)
Lucy Parissi
All I remember is my grandma literally chasing after me with a spoon trying to make me eat. Greek mamas (and grandmas) are obsessed with how much food the children are having (or not as the case might be). My mum did make a mean quiche Lorraine though but somehow I haven’t ever made any. Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare always lovely to see your recipes
Camilla
There are so many things I have never made too – maybe we’ll fit them all in eventually:-)
Sophie at Franglaise Cooking
We should make quiche more often, but we often forget about it. This looks so yummy, it’s one to pin and try out very soon! I remember being offered “poor man’s chicken” at my grandma’s when i was little and refusing to eat it until they told me what it really was – rabbit! Which I then got very upset about. Fast forward quite a few years to me living in France and happily tucking into rabbit 😉
#TastyTuesdays
Camilla
I have never had rabbit but don’t think I could eat it, we are very into bunnies in our house!
Honest mum
Stunningly beautiful recipe as always Camilla! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x
Camilla
Aaw shucks you flatterer:-)
Ann Robinson
The quiche looks tasty and is reasonably healthy too
Camilla
Yep it’s a win win:-)
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
I love the M&S quiche and this looks like a fantastic replication!
Camilla
Thanks Becca, I hadn’t realised it’s still going strong:-)
Ursula Hunt
Glad you also use premade puff pastry, it is far too much hassle to make
Camilla
Yes, who has time for puff pastry making!
PeterDelicious
I always think I hate quiche, but then when it comes round to it, I actually love a slice.
And of course, anything with broccoli is an instant win.
Camilla
Glad to hear it:-)
Maddy
can’t beat home-cooked quiche, but never made it with puff pastry before!
Camilla
I find puff pasty so much easier and more forgiving than shortcrust, there’s no shrinkave even straight from the fridge:-)