OVEN BAKED VEGETABLE QUICHE
This dish is fun to do. Was alone the whole day. Justine was out on a school function at the Banker's Club, and Bryan was catching up with some friends in PJ. So thought of doing another easy, no-fuss dinner. Went to the fridge and got out whatever vegetables I could find. This dish is easy to prepare - just toss everything you can find in the fridge, and pop it into the oven. :D
I had cut some slices of lemon and pulled out a sprig of mint leaves for garnish. However, they were not laid out as planned (heard that? - as planned - oooh, like real) because when Bryan and Justine came home at 9pm, I was on the phone for the longest time, and they couldn't wait. So, Bryan took out the dish, snapped a photo, without the garnishing. Was quite mad with him for spoiling my, uh, masterpiece. Hehe. Garnishing is important for me, it completes the picture, don't you think? Well, just imagine the lemon slices and a sprig of mint in the middle of the Quiche. :D
Step One : Prepare ...
i. Pasta
Boil pasta in salted water till HALF-done.
Saute garlic in olive oil and toss pasta in.
Add seasalt and basil herbs.
ii. Vegetables
Potatoes (cut length-wise like fries),
bell peppers (chopped roughly),
carrots (sliced thin), zucchini (sliced thin),
mint leaves (chopped finely).
iii. Egg Mix
Beat 3 eggs and add half a carton of fresh milk.
Seasalt. Pepper
Step Two : Layer Up
Coat the base of a pyrex with olive oil,
so the quiche doesn't stick later on.
Makes serving and cleaning up easier.
Lay the potatoes at the base, and pasta on top of potatoes.
Scatter the rest of the vegetables over.
Sprinkle organic hulled millet on the top.
Add black pepper and basil herbs.
Flood the dish with the egg mixture.
Finally, give it a nice shower of lemon juice all over. :D
Cover the serving dish with aluminium foil.
Pop into the oven.
(I forgot to pre-heat the oven)
I set the heat at 250 degrees (C)
for about 30 minutes.
Stick a fork in to see if it's done.
Turn off the heat. Remove foil.
Leave it to brown a little in the oven till dinner time.
My Dinner :D
Step 3 : Garnish & Serve
While the quiche was in the oven, I made a quick side salad. :D Just a note, penne pasta would be more suitable to use here but I only had spaghetti noddles. Pasta was added in to make a more filling meal. Also, normally Quiche would have some kind of pastry crust at the bottom but that would taken a bit of time, making the dough etc. So I used potatoes for the base instead.
To Sum Up
I had one shaker of The Green Drink this morning,
lunch (sunny side up egg on a slice of wholemeal bread,
fried onions and tomatoes on a second slice),
and Quiche for dinner.
Juice. Fruits. Water.
Time of Posting : 9:53am (Sat 31/7)
