There’s nothing like a good quiche for dinner! I was missing not preparing some for a while, so I had to fix that. With the summer vegetables starting I bought plenty of zucchini at the farmers market because we love them and ones need to enjoy them when they are in season (the season in Japan is rather short and starts early). Zucchini are perfect for summer style quiche. I prepared them with okahijiki (salsola), this little plant I discovered last year. And I used miso in the egg mix to add a bit of texture and flavor. The result was a great one. Oh… and for the dough I went with a bit different recipe, something close to pasta dough, thin and crispy… Indeed while I was kneading the flour with an egg I realized it was the same start as making pasta dough (it crossed my mind to do lasagna for a second then…) but I finally added olive oil little by little to obtain a smooth dough but slightly oily compared to pasta. Something I’ll do again for sure!
Salsola and zucchini quiche
For the filling:
– 1 or 2 zucchini
– a handful of salsola
– 2tbs of miso
– 2 eggs
– some milk (or soya milk)
For the dough:
– 100g of flour
– 1egg
– olive oil
Mix the flour and the egg, add olive oil little by little and knead well. The dough must be smooth, shiny and feel a little greasy but not perspire oil!
Roll the dough into a thin circle and set on the pie dish (I used a low and large one).
Wash the vegetables, slice the zucchini and set them in the dough. In a bowl bit the eggs with the miso and the milk, add the salsola. Pour onto the zucchini.
Bake at 180deg for 30min or until golden.
I served it with some yogurt with herbs in.
Attention: miso is usually very salty so do not add salt in any of the mixes.
