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Crab and Asparagus Quiche

Courses: Pies
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Pate brisee or - regular pie crust
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozCrab meat - chopped
1 3/4 cups 414mlMilk - scalded
3   Eggs - beaten
10   Asparagus spears - tips reserved
4 oz 113gParmesan cheese
1   Nutmeg and cayenne pepper
  Salt to taste

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F

Place crab meat in bottom of pastry shell. Cut bottom parts of asparagus spears into half-inch slices and scatter over crab. Scatter parmesan over asparagus. Beat eggs and milk together, and season to taste with nutmeg, cayenne and salt. Pour over crab/asparagus mixture.

Arrange reserved asparagus tips in a spoke-like pattern on top. Bake in preheated oven until set (about 45 minutes to an hour). Let sit for about 15 minutes before serving.

Next time, I might substitute Swiss cheese for at least part of the Parmesan.

Source:
PET

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