Bonjour! Welcome to Chez Charlotte, where tonight we shall be dining on a classic French dish, the humble quiche. And what better way to whip up a French dish perfect for Valentine’s Day than by doing it in the shape of a heart?
Hope you brought your appetite — let’s get to cooking! For years now I’ve been making zucchini quiche for Dear Betrothed and myself. Unrelated to that, last fall I bought a ballin’ heart shaped pan for cakes.
Then the other day I thought to myself, 2 + 2 = … A heart shaped zucchini quiche with a homemade buttery garlic crust instead of the usual pie crust!
Hashtag best of both worlds.
This is a beautiful dish that comes together easily with just a few ingredients. Since I had some whole wheat crackers I wanted to finish off, I decided to test out a new crust, made simply of crushed crackers, minced raw garlic, and melted butter. Top the crust with some sautéed zucchini, shredded mozzarella, and an egg mixture, and we’re good to go. This adorable little tart will bake for 40 minutes.
Crust ingredients:
- 20-30 Wheat Thin crackers, crushed
- 1 head of raw garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp. butter, melted
Quiche ingredients:
- 3 raw zucchini, sliced to 1/4 inch thickness
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 2/3 cup milk
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
Method:
Preheat the oven to 425. Mix the crust ingredients in a bowl until all crumbs are moistened. Smooth the crumb mixture into the pan. Pre-bake the crust for 10 minutes. After removing the pan, reduce the oven to 350.
Heat the olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Sauté the zucchini until golden brown.
Whisk the eggs, egg whites, milk, and salt.
Layer the zucchini over the crust. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the zucchini. Pour egg mixture evenly around the pan.
Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Bon appétit!
That looks so easy and SOOO delicious. (I’m starving. Haven’t had breakfast yet!) Thanks for this. ❤
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You are so welcome! The first time I made a quiche I feared it would be overly difficult, but it really shocked me how easy it was. And haha I hear you, seeing food before breakfast makes me even hungrier! 🙂
If you do the recipe, let me know how it turns out! 🙂
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I will certainly let you know!
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Looks tasty, I hope you enjoy it!
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Thank you! It was so good — I love quiche!! 🙂
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Beautiful stuff, Charlotte. I think I’ll give this a try — minus the heart-shaped pan since I don’t have one of those among my kitchen accoutrements.
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Thank you, Dave! And haha yes, it tastes equally as delicious in a regular pie pan. I’ll vouch for that 😉
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YUM!!! And, I LOVE your heart pan!!!!!!!!!!
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OMG it was divine, especially with the new crust! And haha I know it’s in my head but I feel like the heart pan makes it taste better! 🙂
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It totally would make it taste better!!!
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Oooooo this looks yummy. You’ve made me hungry.
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This looks fabulous!!
Mollie
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Thank you!!!!
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Thank you!
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