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During the holidays, quiche is my gateway vegetarian recipe. It's a wonderful bridge for those who might be a meat and potatoes kind of person to those who want to load up on vegetables. This kale quiche is one of my favorites to make and you're probably noticing a pattern with kale and garlic (I love it). Best of all? This is my go-to crust recipe for pies and quiches. It's easy to make an extra crust if you're pie making. Store it in the refrigerator or freezer until you're ready to make the quiche!
Kale Quiche with Garlic
Impress your holiday guest with this flavorful quiche. The garlicky kale and the crust can be made ahead of time for simple prep day-of.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 90 minutes
- Yield: 8 slices 1x
- Category: Main Course
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 ¼ cups Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter (cubed)
- 1 ounce cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1 tablespoons maple syrup
Kale Filling
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium shallot (4 ounces)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- ½ pound lacinato kale (roughly chopped)
Quiche Filling
- 8 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups whole milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar (shredded)
Instructions
- To make the crust, combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter and cream cheese using a pastry blender or your fingers until butter is pea sized. Add water and maple syrup and work into dough until it begins to come together. Shape dough into a disk, wrap in plastic and let chill for 20 minutes in refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Roll out dough and crimp into a 9 inch pie pan. Parbake the crust for 10 to 15 minutes until lightly golden. Remove from oven and set aside. Reduce heat to 375°F.
- While crust is baking, heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add shallot and let cook 3 to 4 minutes until translucent. Add garlic and cook 1 minute until fragrant. Add kale to the pan and cook until kale is wilted. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Transfer kale into the prepared pie crust followed by ¾ of the cheese. Pour egg mixture into the crust. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Transfer to the oven and bake until eggs have set and puffed, about 45 to 55 minutes.
- Let quiche sit 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Tips & Tricks: You could also make this quiche crust in a food processor
Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need:maple syrup, eggs,milk
Nutrition: See the information.
Nutrition
- Calories: 383
- Sugar: 7.5
- Sodium: 440
- Fat: 24
- Carbohydrates: 26.4
- Protein: 16.1
- Cholesterol: 234
Kale Quiche
variations
This quiche recipe is a riff on the quiche recipe in The Easy Vegetarian Kitchen cookbook. Quiche is one of my go-to base recipes because it's so easy to use the crust and eggs as a base and fill in with whatever you might have on hand. A few variations for this kale quiche include:
Gluten free: Use Bob’s 1 to 1 Gluten-Free Flour Mix for a gluten free crust option.
Greens: Make this quiche with your favorite greens instead of kale. Collards, spinach, or swiss chard would be excellent alternatives.
Cheese: I love a strong cheese in this quiche. Try it with blue cheese instead of sharp cheddar. Or use a more mild cheese such as havarti or swiss.
Explore Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Flour
I'm normally an all-wheat or alternative flour kind of gal but during the holidays, I break out the all-purpose flour. Not everyone in my family loves the wheat/alternative flours as much as I so using Bob's AP flour is a great way to still showcase vegetables but not completely overwhelm them!
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Charmaine Ng says
I've been worried about my Dad's reluctance to eating veggies and his bigger-than-normal servings of meat, so this is a great way to sneak extra greens into his diet.
- Charmaine
Christina Perez says
Hi Erin! This quiche and the variations you suggested sound perfect for any breakfast, lunch or dinner! I was thinking that for myself, I might pre-bake a couple of the pie crusts, freeze them, and bring them out as needed. With the crazy holiday season ahead, this would be a great time saver and quick meal. Do you think it's a good idea to make the pie crusts ahead? Thanks again for sharing your recipes! Blessings, Christina
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erin says
I do! When I worked at the bakery, we did this quite often. Such a time saver!
Fox Kitchen says
Mmh, it looks mouth-watering!
Sabrina B says
great time of year for this, I have a go-to version that's similar but this looks better with the cream cheese-maple syrup and other flavors in the crust! thank you for this recipe!
Susan says
This recipe could get me back to eating quiche (haven't had it in years). I get very tired of the same old quiche, and don't like the flavors that well, so this would be a very pleasant change.
GLENN PALLAST says
Hello, I know this may sound dumb but I have never fixed or tried Quiche before and was wanting to make it for my family. I am curious is Quiche the whole meal or do you serve it with other food items. I am thinking my family will enjoy this very much. Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe. Glenn
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erin says
If I'm making this for breakfast, I usually serve it with fresh fruit. If it's made for lunch or dinner, a lightly dressed salad is a nice side!
Tanja says
I just tried this recipe and used small diced broccoli stems instead of kale. I failed in making the dough liquid proof, and since I used a cake mold with removable bottom, it leaked out a bit. I quickly put it on a baking tray and into the oven and luckily it stopped leaking. So despite my own failure it still came out nicely and it tastes sooooo delicious, that I could eat the whole thing by myself! Usually I am wheat and mostly grain free, but I did an exception for this recipe. I would like to use it more often but think I would need to figure out a grain free dough option. Thanks for this recipe!
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Huguette says
I don't have cream cheese at home.what could I do in it tat it works?
Erin Alderson says
Extra butter- all butter crust work well too.
Diane Che says
425 degrees may be too high a temperature. I used pastry dough but even the top was too brown - after 35 mn.
Still looks quite edible, however...
Ashley says
Great flavor in the crust!
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Katie Schiavo says
Excellent quiche! Easy to whip up, and I love that there’s a half-pound of kale packed in! Delicious and nutritious. 😉
The crust is great too I may use it for pies and other quiche - so easy and yummy!
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Marlene LeGates says
I notice that most of the commentators haven't tried the recipe yet. I did and it really needs a lot of work. I was suspicious of the enormous amounts called for, rightly so. Why such gigantic dimensions? 8 eggs? 2 1/4 cups milk? 1/2 lbs kale??? I am willing to make this again but will downsize it by 1/4 or more. Also important to note that "parbake" doesn't mean "blind bake." I normally would have done the latter but thought perhaps that it wouldn't be necessary or else it would have specified. Well, the crust was a disaster, shrinking to the point that there was no way it would accommodate the mixture. As I said, this recipe needs a lot of work.