Goat Cheese Quiche

An easier, speedier and healthier alternative to regular quiche with sweet caramelised red onion, savoury goat cheese and crunchy pine nuts.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 red onions (thinly sliced)
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 large red pepper (cut into strips)
• 3 tbsp pine nuts
• 1 tsp butter (for greasing the pie dish)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 5 oz goat cheese (sliced)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat your oven to 180°C or 300°F
2. 2Place a frying pan on a medium heat and add the olive oil
3. 3Add the red onion, brown sugar and balsamic vinegar and gently fry for 5 minutes.
4. 4Add the red peppers and continue to gently fry on a low heat with the lid on for 25 minutes until soft
5. 5Meanwhile, grease a 25cm pie dish with butter (note 1)
6. 6Add the pine nuts to a small pan and toast on a medium to high heat for a few minutes until they start to brown (note 2)
7. 7Beat the eggs into a bowl or pyrex jug and add the milk, salt and pepper and continue to beat with a fork until incorporated
8. 8When the onions and peppers are cooked spoon them into the pie dish
9. 9Pour on the milk and egg mixture
10. 10Top with the goat's cheese slices and pine nuts
11. 11Bake in the oven for 30 minutes (note 3)