Healthy quiche with broccoli and carrot

This healthy quiche comes close to taste in the vicinity of pizza. Wait, what?  Yes really! A quiche is a savory pie that you can fill with a mixture of egg, vegetables, fish, meat, and cheese. If you do not want to eat meat every day, this is a nice vegetarian alternative for a healthy meal that everyone will taste good and you immediately have your portion of vegetables and proteins inside.

A quiche also fits very well in a ( meal prepping) feeding schedule because you can eat it at any time of the day and it is cold the next day very tasty too. If you want to make a skinny pie, you can even omit the puff pastry.

What do we need?

• 1 egg yolk
• 1 winter carrot
• 1 broccoli stalk
• 1 red onion
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 cloves of crushed garlic
• 4 eggs
• 6 slices of leaf or filo pastry
• 200 gr (low-fat) curd cheese
• Feta cheese (as desired, about a hand full)
• Grated Parmesan cheese
• Dried herbs (for example, basil and oregano)
• Cake form (23 cm)

Make, shake & bake

1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees.
2. Cut the broccoli florets small and let them cook for about 5-7 minutes.
3. Cover a cake tin with parchment paper or grease the shape lightly.
4. Now place the puff pastry over the entire shape (including the edges) so that the entire shape is covered.
5. Prick holes in the dough with a fork.
6. Grate something roughly the winter carrot and then cut the red onion into small cubes.
7. In a bowl, mix the winter carrot, the onions and a handful of Parmesan cheese.
8. Add the well-drained broccoli and season with pepper, salt, a tablespoon of dried herbs and garlic.
9. Now mix everything together well. Then you add the mix on top of the cake base.
10. Put the 4 whole eggs, the cottage cheese, and some herbs as desired in a mixing bowl and whisk the mixture up lightly.
11. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables and let it run to the bottom.
12. Cut the tomatoes into slices and divide them over the quiche.
13. Sprinkle a handful of Parmesan over it. Now the feta and another 1 tablespoon of dried herbs can also be distributed on top.
14. The sides of the puff pastry are still up. Roll them in so that around edge long the quiche is created.
15. Lubricate this edge a bit with egg yolk. Then the quiche can be put in the oven for about 30-40 minutes.