Ramp Quiche Recipes

QUICHE WITH RAMPS, BACON AND GRUYERE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF
• If using homemade, roll out the pie crust and press it into a large fluted deep dish pie or tart pan.
• Chop the bacon into large bite-sized pieces and fry in a large skillet over medium heat until cooked, but still chewy, 7 minutes. Set aside to cool. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan and add white ramp bulbs. Cook on medium until soft and slightly caramelized, 3 minutes. Add green ramp leaves and cook until wilted, 1 minute more. Remove and set aside to cool.
• Whisk the eggs and milk in a large bowl and season with salt, pepper and a small grating of fresh nutmeg, if using.
• To the pie shell, evenly sprinkle in half the cooled bacon, ramps and cheese. Pour over the egg mixture. Add the rest of the bacon, ramps and cheese.
• Bake on a foil-lined baking tray for 40-45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before cutting.

GRILLED RAMP AND ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• Make the dough: Place flour and butter in a large bowl. Using your hands, mix until small beads form; do not overmix.
• In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, lard, and salt; slowly add water mixture to flour mixture and mix until a smooth dough has formed. Do not overmix. Form dough into a disk; cover and transfer to refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface to a 16 inches in diameter. Carefully transfer dough to a 9-inch-round, 2 3/4-inch-high springform pan. Transfer to refrigerator or freezer to chill for 30 minutes.
• Prick holes all over bottom using the tines of a fork. Cut six 8-inch squares of cheesecloth. Fill each piece of cheesecloth with 1 cup dried beans; tie with kitchen twine to enclose. Place each bean bag close to the inside edge of pan to keep sides from falling down. Transfer to oven; bake for 50 minutes. Remove bean bags and continue cooking until golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Make the filling: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; generously salt water and return to a boil. Meanwhile, prepare an ice-water bath. Add asparagus to boiling water and cook for 30 seconds. Drain and immediately transfer to ice-water bath to cool. Drain and set aside on paper towels.
• Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Place ramps in a medium bowl, and add olive oil and season with salt; toss to combine. Place ramps on grill and cook, turning once, until leaves are slightly charred, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
• Heat canola oil in a medium skillet over high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Add spring garlic, shallots, and butter; cook until butter is frothy. Stir in marjoram and remove from heat. Let cool slightly. In a large bowl mix together asparagus, ramps, and mushrooms; set aside.
• Place cream, milk, eggs, egg yolks, and mace in the jar of a blender; blend on high until combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place half of both cheeses in an even layer in the bottom of prepared crust. Top with half of the vegetable mixture and half of the custard. Repeat layering process.
• Place quiche on a rimmed baking sheet and transfer to oven; bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the quiche comes out clean and top is browned, about 2 hours and 20 minutes to 2 hours and 40 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
• Using a serrated knife, trim away excess crust from top edge of pan. Unmold and serve at room temperature.

RAMP QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch tart pan.
• Combine 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour, baking powder, Greek yogurt, milk, oil, and salt in a bowl with a wooden spoon until a ball forms. Add more milk or Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon at a time, if dough is dry and crumbly.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured countertop and knead with your hands until smooth. Roll out to fit the tart pan. Line the bottom and sides of the tart pan with the dough. Trim any overhang or crimp it. Prick the bottom of the pie crust several times with a fork.
• Whisk sour cream, heavy cream, and eggs together in a bowl. Finely chop ramps. Stir chopped ramps into the filling and season with salt and pepper. Pour mixture into the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden and pulls away from the pan and the filling is set, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting.

CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F and generously butter a 10-inch pie plate.
• Heat 1 tablespoon each of the butter and olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the ramps in small batches, tossing with tongs until the white parts are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, transfer to a plate and set aside to cool.
• Return the pan to the stove and add the remaining butter and olive oil. Add the morels and sauté until any liquid they give off has evaporated, 3 to 4 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper and continue cooking until the mushrooms are lightly browned, about 3 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Whisk the eggs, milk and cream together until well blended and set aside.
• Once the veggies have cooled, spread about half the ramps in the bottom of the prepared pie plate. Add the morels next, then top with the remaining ramps.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the vegetables, then slowly pour the egg and milk mixture evenly over the top. Bake until the quiche is lightly browned on top and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Transfer the quiche to a rack and allow to cool for 15 minutes before cutting.
• Leftover quiche can be cut into wedges, wrapped in foil individually and refrigerated. Reheat at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes.

RAMP QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, beat together egg filling ingredients and set aside.
• In another mixing bowl, combine grated potatoes and oil. Press into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan, making sure there are no holes in the crust.
• Bake crust in oven until just starting to brown on the edges, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes (this is a good time to chop up the ramps).
• Layer ramps and cheese into crust, then pour in egg filling.
• Bake in oven at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake until browned at top and set in the middle, another 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.

MOREL ASPARAGUS GRUYERE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Partially bake your pie crust, following the instructions on purchased pie crust or the recipe you used. Crust can be prepared and baked up top 3 days in advance and stored, tightly wrapped in the refrigerator. These instructions on the crust process are a genral guide.
• Prepare your pie crust in a 9 in pie pan.
• Place parchment paper and pie weights in your pie crust and bake for rouhgly 15 mintues.
• Allow your pie crust to cool slightly, then carefully remove your pie weights & parchment. Crust can still be warm when you pour in the filling.
• After removing your pie crust from the oven, reduce heat to 350°F
• In a skillet over medium heat, saute morel mushrooms with a pinch of salt in butter until the liquid is evaporated. Roughly 3 mintues.
• Add onions and asparagus, lightly saute until soft, rouhlgy 2-3 mintues. Remove from heat, set aside.
• Combine egg, cream, salt and pepper, wisk until smooth.
• Place sauteed vegetables and shredded cheese in the bottom of your partially baked pie crust, pour egg mixture over top.
• Bake at 350F for 45-55 mintues.
• Allow to cool slightly before serving. Quiche is best served warm and not extremely hot. Quiche can be kept in the refrierator for up to 5 days and eaten reheated or chilled.