Foragers Quiche

Recipe by: Darina Allen

This tart incorporates many of my favourite wild foods from early spring with the first of the spring onions of the season. Feel free to vary the greens depending on season and availability, the flavour will be a surprise every time.

Foragers Quiche

SERVES

6

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

60

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

90

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • For the pastry

  • 225g flour

  • a pinch of salt

  • 110g butter

  • 1 egg, beaten

  • For the filling

  • 150g young nettles or a mixture of nettles and sea spinach

  • 25g butter

  • 25g spring onions

  • 10g watercress or wild garlic leaves in season (allium ursinum)

  • flaky sea salt and fresh ground pepper

  • 3 organic eggs

  • 100ml milk

  • 250ml crème fraîche

  • grated zest from one organic lemon

  • 1 tablespoon thyme leaves

  • 25g chives

  • 50g grated Parmesan

  • 50g grated Gruyère

  • pinch of cayenne

  • 1 x 23cm quiche tin

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