Sparkenhoe Red Leicester & Courgette Quiche

Our eCommerce Manager, Jen baked this comforting cheese & courgette quiche for a delicious family 'lockdown' mealtime. Ideally suited to a complex, hard cheese such as Sparkenhoe Red Leicester. However a full-flavoured Cheddar, Aged Gouda or Comte would be equally delicious.

This is a quick and simple dish - very rewarding and perfectly suited to juggling a busy schedule and home-schooling the children!

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 1 Large Courgette
  
  
• 1 Egg
  
  
• Ready Rolled Packet of Puff Pastry
  
  
• 200g Sparkenhoe Red Leicester or other full-flavoured Hard Cheese
  
  
• 150g Soft Cheese (you could also use plain yoghurt or cream if you don't have soft cheese to hand)
  
  
• Salt & Pepper to taste
  
  
• Dollop of Marscapone (optional)

Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 200°C.
  
  
• Grate the courgette and pop into a mixing bowl.
  
  
• Break the egg into the mixing bowl with the courgette and spoon in the soft cheese (or yoghurt/cream).
  
  
• Grate your Sparkenhoe Red Leicester (or other hard cheese) and stir together with the courgette mixture.
  
  
• Line your flan tin with your puff pastry and trim the edges with a knife.
  
  
• Pour your cheese and courgette mixture into the pastry-covered tin.
  
  
• Add your dollop of Marscapone in the centre of the quiche (optional).
  
  
• Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes, leave to rest for 5-10 minutes and enjoy!