Spinach and cheese quiche

Name: Spinach and cheese quiche
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 1 crust (9") shortcrust pastry; 4 large egg; 200 ml milk, whole; 100 ml heavy cream; 100 g cheddar cheese; 100 g spinach; 1 medium onions; 0.5 Tsp salt

A pastry case filled with eggs, cream, spinach and cheese.

1 hto make
6portions
Mediumto cook
Vegetariandiet

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A low footprint

0.42 kg CO₂e a portion, or 2.36 kg for every kilo of the dish: its climate, nitrogen, land and water impacts together, from farm to plate.

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A medium nutrition rating

326 kcal and 12.2 g of protein a portion. The rating weighs what's in it, inspired by Nutri-Score.

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Ingredients

For 6 portions

1 crust (9") shortcrust pastry
4 large egg
200 ml milk, whole
100 ml heavy cream
100 g cheddar cheese
100 g spinach
1 medium onions
0.5 Tsp salt

Method

Heat the oven to 180 °C and bake the pastry case for 10 minutes.
Soften the chopped onion and wilt the spinach, and spread them in the case with the grated cheese.
Beat the eggs with the milk, cream and salt, and pour over.
Bake for 30–35 minutes, until set.

Nutrition

	A portion (180 g)	100 g
Energy	326 kcal	181 kcal
Protein	12.2 g	6.8 g
Carbohydrate	16.2 g	9 g
of which sugars	3.4 g	1.9 g
Fat	23.6 g	13.1 g
of which saturates	9.9 g	5.5 g
Fibre	1.1 g	0.6 g
Salt	1.3 g	0.7 g

Footprint

	A portion	1 kg
Climate (CO₂ eq)	0.42 kg	2.36 kg
Nutrient pollution (N eq)	2.66 g	14.8 g
Land use for a year	0.43 m²	2.37 m²
Water use	335 l	1,859 l

Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.

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