Mushroom and Shallot Quiche
I’m straying from the assigned recipe this week for French Fridays with Dorie. The recipe this week is for a gorgonzola apple quiche. Now, I like apples and blue cheese and quiche but not all three together. Eggs and apples? No. I know there are omelets out there with jam and fruit but they are not yummy to me. So, rather than skip another week I decided to just turn a few pages instead.
What I found was a recipe that not only sounded great but would use up some ingredients still hanging around our fridge from our last produce delivery: mushrooms and shallots. Perfect.
This time I remembered that the recipes use a tart pan and not a pie pan so my quiche actually came out the right size for the filling. See? Better all the time.
After the tart pan is lined with the crust the filling is made. It was simply mushrooms, shallots and thyme cooked in butter and simply seasoned with salt and pepper.
The bottom of the crust was sprinkled with fresh thyme. The cooled mushroom mixture was spread on top. Then a custard of eggs, cream with more salt and pepper is poured over the top. Finally the top of the quiche is sprinkled with sliced scallions and a few tablespoons of grated gruyere cheese.
Into the oven it goes for about 35 minutes and it really did come out puffed and golden and quite professional looking. I think this quiche received more compliments for looks than any I have ever made. Better than its looks was its taste. Definitely a quiche we’ll make again.
If you’re curious about those gorgonzola apple quiches check out the other links at the French Fridays blog.
- – marcella
Funny…I was thinking about the ingredients you used while making my quiche. I like today’s recipe, but now I’m in the mood to try other combinations. Well done.
I LOVE mushrooms. I was a bit worried about the assigned recipe and also tried something different, but it’s getting lots of good reviews, so maybe I will give it a try. Maybe with a different cheese??
So funny how people have different tastes. The gorgonzola apple quiche sounded (and was) delicious to me. Mushrooms–not so much. Glad you enjoyed the one you did make!
I was anything but certain about how this week’s quiche would taste but we ended up loving it! I’m sure we’ll enjoy this one too.
Oh, I am looking forward to this one now! Mushrooms and shallot and thyme. Yum!
oh yeah, you had me at mushrooms. Looks wonderful and I love the preview of whats to come. You know I also love an off the path Dorie recipe…
I was a little wary about the fruit/blue cheese/eggs combination while assembling the quiche, but was pleasantly surprised. That said, your choices sound delicious!
Your combo sounds equally delicious to the original. Good for you for being inspired to invent something you knew you’d like.
Great combo! I thought this was a terrific base to dress up anyway you desired. Other than the pastry taking longer than desired, I loved this as a quick and easy meal!
I’m happy that you found an alternative which suits your taste. I was eyeing the mushroom recipe too because I had some mushrooms in the fridge. Isn’t it satisfying to create a dish that looks great and tastes even better?