Avonmore 3 Flavour Quiches Main Course Ingredients Ingredients − 12 small quiches + Basic Method 1 roll 320g pre-made shortcrust pastry, cut into 12 even squares 6 eggs 1/2 cup Avonmore milk 1/2 cup Avonmore pouring cream Salt and freshly ground black pepper 100 g Avonmore butter, softened Roast tomato, prosciutto and pesto 12 cherry tomatoes cut into halves, pre-roasted 6 Sliced good-quality Prosciutto or Parma ham, sliced in half lenghtways 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1/4 pine nuts 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Large handful fresh basil leaves, plus extra small ones to garnish Smoked trout, baby pea, spring onion and dill 2 medium fillets smoked trout, flaked 1 cup frozen petit pois peas, blanched and drained 6 spring onions/scallions, trimmed, halved then sliced lengthways into very thin strips and chilled in ice cold water for 1-2 hours to allow to curl up Small handful fresh dill leaves Handful micro herbs (optional) Mushroom, broccoli, cheddar and toasted pecan Large handful brown mushrooms, par-cooked for 2-3 mins in a pan with a knob of Avonmore butter Small head purple or green broccoli, cut into small florets and blanched for 2-3 mins, drained. 1/2 cup pecans, cut in half lengthways 1 cup grated Avonmore Red Cheddar Handful chives, finely snipped Instructions Basic Method 1.Using a piece of clean paper towel or greaseproof paper, coat inside holes of a 12 cup fairy cake pan evenly with a knob of softened butter. 2.Carefully line each hole with a square of pastry and push well into hole - you want to create as deep a space as possible. Prick bases with a fork a few times. Repeat with all 12 then place in the freezer for 1 hour. This prevents the pastry from shrinking when baked. 3.Preheat oven to 180˚C/350˚F/Gas 4. 4.When ready, line each pastry hole with a piece of greaseproof paper. (Scrunching up and then flattening out helps make the paper more malleable). Fill with baking beans or rice and pack in firmly. 5.Bake in pre-heated oven for 15-20 mins or until lightly browned. Remove and take out paper and beans/rice. 6.Add eggs into a large jug, which then add the milk and cream, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast tomato, prosciutto and pesto 7.Line inner edge of each pastry tart cases with 1/2 strip ham. 8.Insert roasted tomato halves - 2-3 each case. 9.Add large handful fresh basil leaves into the bowl of a food processor along with pine nuts, garlic, blitz quickly then. Drizzling 1/4 cup olive oil through lid spout until you achieve a smooth pesto consistency. 10.Carefully pour egg mixture evenly into filled pastry cases then drizzle some of the pesto mixture on top. 11.Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is browned and egg filling puffed up and cooked through. 12.Serve with an extra drizzle of pesto and a scattering of fresh baby basil leaves and a little extra freshly ground black pepper. Smoked trout, baby pea, spring onion and dill 13.Insert flaked trout into pastry cases, spreading fish evenly amongst all cases. 14.Carefully pour egg mixture evenly into filled pastry cases then scatter peas into filling. Top with a spring onion curl. 15.Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is browned and egg filling puffed up and cooked through. 16.Serve with a scattering of fresh baby dill leaves and a little extra freshly ground black pepper. Mushroom, broccoli, cheddar and toasted pecan 17.Place par-cooked mushrooms and broccoli florets into pastry cases, top with grated cheese. 18.Carefully pour egg mixture on top. Top with a little more grated cheese and a 2-3 pecan halves. 19.Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is browned and egg filling puffed up and cooked through. 20.Serve with a scattering of fresh, finely snipped chives. Instructions Basic Method 1.Using a piece of clean paper towel or greaseproof paper, coat inside holes of a 12 cup fairy cake pan evenly with a knob of softened butter. 2.Carefully line each hole with a square of pastry and push well into hole - you want to create as deep a space as possible. Prick bases with a fork a few times. Repeat with all 12 then place in the freezer for 1 hour. This prevents the pastry from shrinking when baked. 3.Preheat oven to 180˚C/350˚F/Gas 4. 4.When ready, line each pastry hole with a piece of greaseproof paper. (Scrunching up and then flattening out helps make the paper more malleable). Fill with baking beans or rice and pack in firmly. 5.Bake in pre-heated oven for 15-20 mins or until lightly browned. Remove and take out paper and beans/rice. 6.Add eggs into a large jug, which then add the milk and cream, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast tomato, prosciutto and pesto 7.Line inner edge of each pastry tart cases with 1/2 strip ham. 8.Insert roasted tomato halves - 2-3 each case. 9.Add large handful fresh basil leaves into the bowl of a food processor along with pine nuts, garlic, blitz quickly then. Drizzling 1/4 cup olive oil through lid spout until you achieve a smooth pesto consistency. 10.Carefully pour egg mixture evenly into filled pastry cases then drizzle some of the pesto mixture on top. 11.Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is browned and egg filling puffed up and cooked through. 12.Serve with an extra drizzle of pesto and a scattering of fresh baby basil leaves and a little extra freshly ground black pepper. Smoked trout, baby pea, spring onion and dill 13.Insert flaked trout into pastry cases, spreading fish evenly amongst all cases. 14.Carefully pour egg mixture evenly into filled pastry cases then scatter peas into filling. Top with a spring onion curl. 15.Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is browned and egg filling puffed up and cooked through. 16.Serve with a scattering of fresh baby dill leaves and a little extra freshly ground black pepper. Mushroom, broccoli, cheddar and toasted pecan 17.Place par-cooked mushrooms and broccoli florets into pastry cases, top with grated cheese. 18.Carefully pour egg mixture on top. Top with a little more grated cheese and a 2-3 pecan halves. 19.Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is browned and egg filling puffed up and cooked through. 20.Serve with a scattering of fresh, finely snipped chives. Related Recipes From family favourites to decadent desserts, explore our recipes Main Course Katsu Curry Main Course Pineapple Ginger BBQ Chicken with Sour Cream & Chive Sauce Main Course Smoked Salmon Tagliatelle View All Recipes