How to Cook Yummy Cauliflower-Crusted Quiche
- By Minerva Barnes
- 07 Sep, 2020
Hello everybody, welcome to my recipe site. Today I will show you a way to make a special dish, Cauliflower-Crusted Quiche. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cauliflower-Crusted Quiche Recipe. Place cooked cauliflower into a towel and squeeze out as much water as possible. This easy breakfast quiche is the perfect guilt-free recipe to get you through breakfast or brunch fit for a crowd.
You can have Cauliflower-Crusted Quiche using 12 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Cauliflower-Crusted Quiche
- Take 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets.
- Make ready 1/2 cup (55 g) of grated Parmesan cheese.
- Take 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- Take 3/4 teaspoon of salt, divided.
- You need 6 of eggs, divided.
- Take 1 cup (240 mL) of milk.
- It’s 1/2 cup (50 g) of feta cheese, crumbled.
- Take 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
- Take 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil.
- It’s 8 of spears asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1-inch (2 cm) pieces.
- Take 4 cups (160 g) of baby spinach.
- It’s 4 of green onions, chopped.
A cheesy quiche loaded with veggies, baked in a low-carb, gluten free, and deliciously seasoned cauliflower crust.Many years ago, I was dying to try out this cauliflower pizza crust I had seen all over the place.Being a baker, my brain constantly thinks in recipes- my bookmarks, notes in my phone, and scribbles in.After seeing several recipes for cauliflower pizza crusts, I decided to try to make one for quiche. (I just can't bring myself to bake pizza without the soft, chewy crust I usually make!) Surprisingly, I was pleased with the results.
Cauliflower-Crusted Quiche step by step
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C)..
- Add the cauliflower to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely crumbled..
- Place in microwave-safe dish and microwave for 5 minutes. Allow to cool completely..
- Place cooked cauliflower into a towel and squeeze out as much water as possible. Discard liquid..
- Add the cauliflower to a bowl with 1 egg, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt in a bowl..
- Press crust mixture evenly into tart plate, making sure to go up the sides of the plate..
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, until golden. Set aside to cool.#.
- Reduce oven temperature to 375°F (190°C)..
- In a separate bowl, whisk together 5 eggs, milk, crumbled feta cheese, ½ teaspoon salt, and pepper..
- In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add asparagus pieces and cook until slightly tender..
- Add the spinach and cook until wilted..
- Place asparagus and spinach mixture on the bottom of the cooked cauliflower crust. Pour egg and cheese mixture over the top and sprinkle with green onions..
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until quiche is set and slightly golden..
- Let cool for 15 minutes before serving..
This low carb quiche crust requires the following ingredients: Riced Cauliflower: this vegetable is the base of the crust and can be ground down into a small rice-like substance using a food processor.Most grocery stores also sell "riced" cauliflower fresh in the produce section or also frozen.Cauliflower quiche made with a creamy white sauce and green onions is a bright yellow dish thanks to turmeric and curry added to the mix.
Starchy, ordinary pastry crust gets replaced by a flavor-packed, lower-carb (gluten-free!) veggie version in this eggsquisite quiche recipe.In a large bowl, combine all crust ingredients.For the filling: Combine all filling ingredients well in a large bowl.Spoon filling on top of partially baked crust.Add Parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast, salt and cumin.