kohlrabi and carrot gluten-free, dairy-free, starch-free vegetarian quiche

Hello neighbors ! I hope you are all well.  Over her our « Bretton » children are with us and once again I have the pleasure of cooking for a whole family! Last weekend I also had my parents over for the afternoon so they could see their grandson and his wife. I made my four-layer cake, and took the opportunity to add some photos on my post. I was being watched all the time :

Rena-chan on her favorite spot…

The vegetarian quiche featured in this post was originally inspired by Salena of The Functional Perspective. I made it several times over the winter, using kohlrabi and carrot, and again last night, as it is still too early in our region to find a great variety of fresh vegetables. I can’t wait till our peas are ready to be picked !

our strawberry plants and peas in the making… Our garden is very basic.

I used millet instead of teff flour for my homemade gluten-free pie dough after having noticed the « best before » date on the package. Teff is still my favorite but this dough passed the test also.

Contrary to regular quiche, only one egg goes into this recipe, which suited me just fine, afer using five for my raspberry cake !

Ingredients (for a 22 cm / 18 inch pie dough)

– 1 homemade frozen gluten-free pie dough to be made up to two weeks ahead (recipe here)

– 1 kohlrabi (between 200 and 300 g / 7 to 10 oz, no more!)

– 1 organic carrot (about 100 g / 3.5 oz), simply washed and scrubbed

– 1 egg

– 1 tsp organic mustard made with white distilled vinegar or cider vinegar (if you are sulfite-intolerant, only use what works best for you ; you can also skip the mustard)

– 240g / 8.5 oz silken tofu (if you can go dairy, you may substitute cream or soft cheese). My husband can tolerate this type of tofu, which is not hard; I hope you can too. 

– 1 tsp de sel natural unrefined sea salt 

– fresh ground white pepper (optional)

How to:

(Preheat oven to 185°C / 365°F, fan-forced, or 200°C / 290°F for traditional heat)

1. Bake frozen dough during 25 to 30 minutes. Baking it straight from the freezer will save you from using pie weights: it will naturally keep its shape, sides included ! Make sure dough feels well cooked before adding filling.

2. Meanwhile, peel then coarsely grate kohrabi, using the large holes of your grater. Place in skillet over medium heat and stir until water has evaporated. Kohrabi is ready when its color changes and it becomes more fragrant. Turn off heat.

freshly grated

after cooking a few minutes

3. Also grate carrot (large holes too) and mix in with kohlrabi.

4. Beat together egg, silken tofu, tsp salt, pepper, tsp mustard if using. Beat well in order to get a smooth texture, or let your immersion blender do it for you ! Mix in vegetables.

5. Pour into cooked pie shell, and bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes, until top gets slightly golden. Check that your quiche is ready by pressing the top with the back of a spoon : nothing should ooze out.  To be enjoyed warm, cold, or re-heated the next day!

This is what your pre-cooked pie shell should look like.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before baking, filled with the vegetable, egg and tofu mix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… and now ready to be eaten!