TOMATO QUICHE

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Categories     Cheese     Egg     Tomato     Casserole/Gratin     Buffet     Dinner     Lunch

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pastry for 1-crust 9-inch pie
1 tablespoon chopped green onion
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 cup coarsely chopped, peeled, and seeded tomatoes (2 medium)
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
4 beaten eggs
1 cup light cream
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Prepare pastry. On floured surface roll out pastry till dough is 1/8-inch thick. Line a 9-inch quiche dish or pie plate with pastry. Trim pastry; flute edge. Do not poke. Line pastry with double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake in a 450° oven for 5 minutes. Carefully remove foil Bake 5 to 7 minutes more or till golden. Remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 325°. (Pastry shell should still be hot when filling is added; do not partially bake ahead of time.)
  • Meanwhile, in skillet cook onion in butter or margarine till tender. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in tomato and cheeses into onion. Spoon tomato mixture into pastry shell.
  • Beat together eggs, cream, and salt; pour over tomato mixture in dish.
  • Bake in a 325° oven 30 to 35 minutes or till almost set in center. Let stand 5 minutes.

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