I love quiche and gruyere is one my favorite cheeses, although pretty darn pricey, but I thought I’d take a shot at this recipe, adapted from Food Network Magazine. I took it to work and it was a hit, so thought I might share here. Super easy, and you don’t have to sell the farm to buy the gruyere…I just bought a small container of it shredded which wasn’t too bad.
I used a frozen pie crust, although I like the ones you unroll from a box better. Notice the container of apple smoked gruyere is empty – I’m a cheese freak so I took care of the extra. Whipped it up and in 30 minutes, ready to roll. Finished product:
Enjoy!
~Connie Kaye
Ham and Gruyere Quiche
1 cup diced smoked ham
1 cup shredded gruyere cheese (about 4 oz)
1 9 inch pie crust, thawed if frozen, or ready-made out of box
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups half and half
Minced onion to taste (optional)
Handful of fresh or dried chives
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 425 degrees and place a baking sheet on the middle oven rack. Scatter the ham and cheese in the bottom of the pie crust, and onion if you are including it. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, half and half, chives and season well with salt and a few grinds of pepper; pour into the crust. Transfer to hot baking sheet and bake until the eggs are set and the top is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
Place on rack to cool a little; can be served immediately or refrigerated.
Connie Kaye's Kitchen 