Beetroot and kale quiche

Total: 2 hr 15 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegetarian

Ingredients

for 4 person

Pastry
100 g medium-fine polenta
100 g white flour
garlic cloves, squeezed
¼ tsp salt
70 g butter, cut into pieces, cold
¼ dl water
2 tbsp medium-fine polenta
Topping
200 g washed, prepared kale
  salted water, boiling
cooked corn cob
beetroots (approx. 200 g), in carvings
red onions, cut into wedges
Sauce
1 ½ dl milk
125 g cream cheese, plain
eggs
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper

How it's done

Pastry

Mix the polenta, flour, garlic cloves and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and rub together using your hands to form an even, crumbly mixture. Pour in the water and mix quickly to form a soft dough; do not knead. Flatten the dough, cover and chill for approx. 30 mins. Roll out the dough on a sheet of baking paper (approx. 30 cm in diameter), transfer to the tin along with the baking paper. Prick the base firmly with a fork, sprinkle with polenta, chill for approx. 15 mins.

Topping

Blanch the cauliflower in boiling salted water for approx. 2 mins., drain, rinse with cold water. Spread the vegetables over the pastry base.

To prebake

Approx. 20 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 200°C, remove.

Sauce

Combine the milk, cream cheese and eggs, season. Pour the sauce over the vegetables.

Finish baking

Approx. 40 mins. Remove, allow to cool slightly. Serve the quiche lukewarm.

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