Tuesdays with Dorie BWD: Asparagus-Lemon Quiche

May 31, 2022 at 9:59 pm | Posted in breakfast things, BWD, groups, other savory, savory things, tuesdays with dorie | 3 Comments
Tags: baking, quiche, savory

Finally it’s more than just turnips and old apples at the framers’ market! My local Saturday market is now hopping with asparagus and green garlic, both of which found their way into this Asparagus-Lemon Quiche. I added a little green garlic bulb to the minced shallot that gets softened for the filling and used the tender green tops as the herb component. Along with the asparagus spears, I took Dorie’s suggestion to toss in some peas, but those aren’t at the farmer’s market quite yet so they came from the freezer department.

I have to say I was sort of confused about the lemon part of the quiche. Not the flavor, as lemon plus asparagus is a winning combo, but cutting a lemon up into slivers and scattering them around the bottom of the tart shell sounded odd. Then I found a write-up of the quiche in Dorie’s newsletter, complete with a photo of those scattered lemon chunks. Instead of doing it that way, I decided to slice part of a lemon as thinly as possible. I then covered the bottom of my par-baked shell with a layer those paper-thin slices, so they would more or less melt into the quiche filling.

I don’t make quiche often….really only when one rolls around for TWD, but I liked this a lot. It’s slim, more of a veggie custard tart than an eggy deep dish pie, and definitely tastes of spring.

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The lemon sounds really interesting in this.

Comment by Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen— June 1, 2022 #

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It is nice to see all the Spring fruits and veggies show up in the markets. We agree that this was not a favorite.

Comment by Diane Zwang— June 1, 2022 #

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I’m learning to get into the habit of making quiches with veggies. What’s better than this time of the year to include fresh asparagus and green garlic. I also like the addition of thin slices of lemon to this quiche. Yours is beautiful.

Comment by Shirley @ EverOpenSauce— June 5, 2022 #

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