Cherry Tomato Quiche
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 quiche
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 pie crust, from refrigerator dept. at grocery store
- 1⁄2 cup fresh basil, chopped and packed into measuring cup
- 2 eggs
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons butter, soft
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 12 ounces cherry tomatoes, cut in half or 1 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped large
directions
- When seeding the tomatoes, make sure you get as much of the juice out as you can, using only the meat.
- Beat eggs with a fork.
- Beat softened cream cheese.
- Mix the cheese, lemon juice, butter, sour cream, and eggs and beat well.
- Fold in basil.
- Place crust in your pie pan, 8" is best. Arrange tomatoes in bottom of pan.
- Pour custard over and smooth down.
- Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes, until top is browned, and a knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
- Baking time may vary. I check the quiche at about 25 minutes, and sometimes have to bake it up to 35 minutes. I guess this depends on the juiciness of the tomatoes.
- 8 ounces of goat cheese is a good substitute for the cream cheese, but some people don't like it's taste.
- Cool until just warm, or serve at room temperature. It's good cold, too.
- You probably won't have leftovers; if you do, refrigerate.
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I live on about 1 acre of trees and, in season, a vegie and herb garden. I have a room-mate, James, and 2 big ol' dogs, Moby and Zoe. They are Australian shepards. I have a daughter, Shannon, who is a fabulous cook and wonderful person, and three grand kids, Alyssia, Aryanna, and Connor. I am retired due to becoming disabled last year. No big deal - I get around pretty good if I use 2 canes. I enjoy cooking, especially Chinese, Italian, Mexican, and down-home southern. I also do a bit of canning. I especially like to can raspberry ketchup, peach chili-sauce, pickled onions, and fruit jams and jellies. There is something so satisfying about slicing up a fresh-baked loaf of bread, and spreading on you home-made jam. I also enjoy gardening, especially heirloom vegies and herbs. I enjoy growing new things to try as well as the old favorites. Last year I tried waterpepper - a hot and spicy little leaf used in making sushi that is also great in salads. It has some heat, but it doesn't linger. I also tried Mexican Sour Gherkins. They taste and crunch just like a cucumber with a touch of lemon - a tiny cucumber about the size of a quarter. The seed catalogs are coming in, and I'm planning the garden for this year. Can't wait to munch the first peas in spring!