Quinoa And Kale Crustless Quiche Recipes

QUINOA AND KALE CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Caramelize the onions: Heat the olive oil in a large pan on medium heat. when the oil is shimmering, add the onions. Cook on medium-low until the onions are very soft and brown. This may take up to 30 minutes. The key is to cook low and slow.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 9" pie dish. Rinse the quinoa (I do this in a fine mesh sieve - I find it is the easiest method). Combine the quinoa and water in a pan. Bring to a boil on medium high heat and then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes, or until the water is absorbed into the quinoa. Set aside.
• 3. Here's what the quinoa looks like after it's cooked.
• 4. Remove the onions from the pan, and place them in a large mixing bowl. Add sliced mushrooms to the pan with a dab of butter. Saute on medium-high heat to get a nice brown sear on the mushrooms. When cooked, remove mushrooms to the bowl with the onions.
• 5. After you remove the thick stems, pile the leaves on top of each other and slice into thin ribbons....
• 6. Add the kale into the hot pan with a swirl of olive oil and a TBL or two of water (just enough to keep the kale moist and from sticking to the pan). Cook on medium heat until completely wilted and bright green, about 5 minutes. Allow to cool a bit.
• 7. Add kale, cooked quinoa, garlic, cream cheese, and cheddar to the mixing bowl. Stir until evenly mixed.
• 8. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs then pour over quinoa/kale mixture. Stir until egg is completely mixed in. Season with salt and pepper.
• 9. Pour the mixture into prepared pie dish and bake for about 45 minutes or until top is golden brown. (I also added more cheddar to the top during the last 5 minutes of baking). Let cool for about 5 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!
• 10. Yum!

QUINOA CRUSTLESS HAM AND KALE QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Put the cooled quinoa in a mixing bowl (I usually make it the night before). Add eggs, cheese, sour cream, spices, garlic, Dijon mustard, and pepper. If you've salted the water your Quinoa was cooked in I would hold off on adding salt to the mix.
• 2. Heat olive oil in large fry pan, saute' onions till they start to caramelize. Add mushrooms and saute for a few minutes. Add ham and kale (or spinach). Cook till kale starts to wilt, 3 - 4 minutes. Let the mix cool slightly before adding to Quinoa egg mix.
• 3. Pour into a well greased (I used the Pam Baking spray) 8 x 8 baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees (note: cooking times may vary). Run a knife into the center to check for doneness. Top with shredded Parmesan and parsley sprinkles. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before cutting to serve. If serving for breakfast add some cut fruit to the dish.

SPINACH QUINOA CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit and place a butter paper/parchement in cake pan and butter/spray the cake pan (original recipe called for pie dish, I didn't have pie dish so I used my 9 inch cake pan instead). I cut the parchment more than dimension of cake pan as I was worried about unfolding the quiche but it was very easy so its not required
• Wash and rinse the quinoa. In a sauce pan add quinoa and water and bring to boil on medium heat. Simmer and cook till its done; switch off and set aside
• In a separate pan add little olive oil and sauté the onions on medium heat till its done. Add Brown sugar and mix well, and cook for 30 seconds and switch off
• Set aside. Meanwhile, start to caramelize the onions. Heat the olive oil in a large saute on medium heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the onions. Slowly cook until the onions are soft and browned. Remove the onions from the pan, and place them in a large mixing bowl
• Rinse the spinach well in water. Boil water with pinch of sugar and salt. Add the spinach to the boiling water. Cook and switch off the flame, after 3-5 mins drain and quickly pour cold water over the spinach. Allow the spinach to cool and squeeze out all extra liquid using hand/sieve/ clean dish towel (I used my hands as it wotk best). Add the spinach, cooked quinoa, cream cheese and cheddar to the mixing bowl and combine well
• In a separate small bowl whisk the eggs and beat well; add it to the quinoa-spinach mixture along with salt and pepper. Mix gently untill everything is combined
• Pour the mixture in the prepared cake pan. Bake for about 44- 46 minutes (mine got done after 44 minutes) until the top is golden and the quiche has started to pull away from the edge of the baking dish. Serve it hot/warm according to the preference

CRUSTLESS QUINOA QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat 1 1/2 olive oil in a 10 inch oven proof non stick skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer onion mixture to a medium bowl.
• Wipe out pan and set aside.
• Add spinach, quinoa, cream cheese to bowl with onion mixture and stir until well mixed.
• In a separate medium bowl whisk the eggs, cheddar cheese and Adobo.
• Pour egg mixture over quinoa mixture and stir well.
• Heat remaining oil in skillet over medium heat.
• Pour quinoa into skillet pressing down with a spatula into an even layer.
• Cook until bottom of quinoa is golden brown.
• Transfer skillet to preheated oven.
• Cook until quiche is cooked through (thin knife inserted into center of quiche comes out clean) and top of quinoa is lightly browned.
• About 15-20 minutes.
• Carefully invert quiche onto serving dish and cut into wedges.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.