Avocado Pastry Quiche

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Ingredients

  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 400 g self-raising flour plus extra for dusting
  • 6 large eggs
  • 300 g frozen peas
  • 90 g Cheddar cheese
  • ½ a bunch of basil 15g
  • 100 g bag of mixed salad
  • 1 lemon

Instructions

  • Halve, destone and peel the avocados.
  • Weigh the flesh – you want 200g to get your ratios right (if you don’t have enough, simply top up to 200g with extra virgin olive oil).
  • In a large bowl, smash up the avo, then gradually rub in the flour, a pinch of sea salt and 4 tablespoons of cold water until you have a dough.
  • Knead until smooth, then wrap and rest for 15 minutes.
  • For the filling, crack the eggs into a blender, then add the frozen peas and most of the Cheddar.
  • Rip in the top leafy half of the basil, add a pinch of salt and black pepper, and blitz until smooth.
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Roll out the avocado pastry on a flour-dusted surface to just under ½cm thick.
  • Loosely roll it up around the rolling pin, then unroll it over an oiled 25cm x 35cm baking tray, ease it into the sides and prick the base.
  • Roughly tear off any big bits of overhang, then bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly golden.
  • Evenly pour in the filling and bake for another 15 minutes, or until set, then finely grate over the remaining cheese.
  • Dress the salad leaves with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice, season, then sprinkle over the quiche to serve.
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Course Quiche
Diets Vegetarian