Easy Kale Quiche

Easy Kale Quiche is a lacto ovo vegetarian main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 456 calories, 22g of protein, and 33g of fat each. For $2.11 per serving, this recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. Several people made this recipe, and 1226 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up kale, whole eggs, rustic bread, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 96%, which is super. Try Kale Quiche, Kale Quiche with Garlic, and Quiche with Kale, Tomato, and Leek for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter

4 ounces grated gruyère or Comté cheese

1 1/2 cups half and half

1 large bunch (about 1 1/2 pounds) kale, thick stalks discarded, leaves roughly chopped

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/8th teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

2 slices high quality sandwich bread or rustic country bread, crusts removed

2 whole eggs

Equipment:

oven

pot

sieve

kitchen towels

colander

cutting board

whisk

bowl

food processor

frying pan

baking sheet

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add kale and press down with a wire-mesh strainer to submerge. Cook until barely tender but still bright green, about 3 minutes. Transfer kale to a colander and run under cold water until chilled. Squeeze out excess moisture then transfer kale to the center of a clean dish towel. Roll up towel to encase the kale, then twist the ends to wring out excess moisture. Transfer dried kale to a cutting board and chop into 1- to 1/2-inch pieces. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 2 Combine half and half and eggs in a large bowl and whisk until homogenous. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and a pinch of black pepper. Add kale, cheese, and nutmeg and mix with hands to combine. 3 Place bread in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs are achieved. Grease a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate or a cast iron skillet with better. Add bread crumbs and rotate plate while shaking to coat bottom and sides. Discard extra crumbs. Pour kale filling into prepared pie plate. 4 Place pie plate on a rimmed aluminum baking sheet and bake until center is just barely set but still jiggles when touched, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool at least 15 minutes before serving. Quiche can be served warm, at room temperature, or straight out of the fridge.

 

Step by step:


1. Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

2. Add kale and press down with a wire-mesh strainer to submerge. Cook until barely tender but still bright green, about 3 minutes.

3. Transfer kale to a colander and run under cold water until chilled. Squeeze out excess moisture then transfer kale to the center of a clean dish towel.

4. Roll up towel to encase the kale, then twist the ends to wring out excess moisture.

5. Transfer dried kale to a cutting board and chop into 1- to 1/2-inch pieces. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

6. Combine half and half and eggs in a large bowl and whisk until homogenous. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and a pinch of black pepper.

7. Add kale, cheese, and nutmeg and mix with hands to combine.

8. Place bread in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs are achieved. Grease a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate or a cast iron skillet with better.

9. Add bread crumbs and rotate plate while shaking to coat bottom and sides. Discard extra crumbs.

10. Pour kale filling into prepared pie plate.

11. Place pie plate on a rimmed aluminum baking sheet and bake until center is just barely set but still jiggles when touched, about 35 minutes.

12. Remove from oven and allow to cool at least 15 minutes before serving. Quiche can be served warm, at room temperature, or straight out of the fridge.


Nutrition Information:

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456k Calories
22g Protein
32g Total Fat
24g Carbs
34% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
456k
23%

Fat
32g
50%

  Saturated Fat
18g
114%

Carbohydrates
24g
8%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
161mg
54%

Sodium
509mg
22%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
22g
44%

Vitamin K
1201µg
1144%

Vitamin A
17876IU
358%

Vitamin C
204mg
248%

Copper
2mg
129%

Calcium
651mg
65%

Manganese
1mg
57%

Phosphorus
463mg
46%

Vitamin B2
0.55mg
32%

Potassium
1030mg
29%

Vitamin B6
0.56mg
28%

Magnesium
103mg
26%

Selenium
14µg
20%

Zinc
2mg
19%

Folate
75µg
19%

Iron
3mg
18%

Vitamin B1
0.26mg
17%

Vitamin B12
0.96µg
16%

Vitamin B3
2mg
11%

Vitamin B5
0.92mg
9%

Vitamin D
0.9µg
6%

Vitamin E
0.77mg
5%

Fiber
0.36g
1%

covered percent of daily need
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