A delicious light mushrooms leek quiche with fresh ricotta instead of heavy cream: perfect dish for your Christmas menu or your everyday life!
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour45 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Ingredients
For the mushrooms:
500grChampignon mushrooms (also called white button mushrooms)- not cleaned
2tablespoonsExtra virgin olive oil
half ateaspoonSalt
Parsleyto taste
a cloveGarlic
For the leek:
approximately 200 grLeek
Extra virgin olive oil
For the creamy filling:
3Eggs
75grMilk
250grRicotta
Salt
Pepper
For the crust see notes below
Instructions
For the mushrooms:
Clean your mushrooms: wash them roughly under running water to remove dirt, then dry with a cloth. Place the mushrooms on a clean cutting board, and slice (remember to remove the dirty bottom)
Cook them in a large pan with oil, salt, garlic and parsley - 5 minutes at high heat, keep stirring.
Lower the heat, cover with a lid and cook for about 15/20 minute. Remove the excess water and the garlic clove, and set the mushrooms aside.
For the leek:
Clean your leek(see here how), slice it and add it to the same pan you used before.
Cook it for about 5 minutes at medium heat (keep stirring) with a drizzle of olive oil
For the crust:
You can buy it or make it from scratch: I've used this recipe that I found on Sister Magazine, by Rachel Korinek. If you want to avoid butter, try this one. Both crusts need blind baking, meaning you have to cook your crust first and then crust + filling. I blind baked my crust for about 15/20 minutes at 180°C, then lowered the temperature at 160°C to cook the filling.I've used a 27 cm (10 inches) pan, but it was 3 cm deep (similar to this one). Rachel used a 21 cm pan, 5 cm deep.
To make the filling:
Into a bowl, add 3 eggs and whisk slightly, then add ricotta, milk, salt and pepper. Stir and add leek and mushrooms.
Add the filling to the crust and bake at 160°C for about 55/60 minutes.
Let it cool.
Notes
To make the crust choose your favorite recipe: I've used this by Rachel Korinek.The decoration is totally optional.