Cheshire Cheese and Smoked Salmon Quiche
By British Cheese Board
Published on 04 October 2022
This lovely quiche has a little Cheshire cheese added to the pastry to give it a fantastic flavour, and is a tasty meal for the whole family.Time and servings
1 hr 15 minsTotal time
4Servings
30 minsPrep time
45 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 225 g of plain flour
- 75 g of cheese, finely grated, 25g for the pastry, 50g for the filling
- 100 g of white vegetable fat
- 3 spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp of fresh dill, chopped
- 150 g of low fat creme fraiche
- 1 pinch of salt
- 100 g of smoked salmon, snipped into pieces
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 sprinkle of ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Step 1
Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Add the vegetable fat and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture looks like fine crumbs. Add the grated cheese. Stir in enough chilled water to make a soft, but not sticky, dough. Knead for a few moments, then wrap and chill for 10-20 minutes.Step 2
Preheat the oven to 200°C / fan oven 180°C / Gas Mark 6. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to line a 20cm (8 inch) quiche tin. Line with foil or baking paper and baking beans and bake 'blind' (without a filling) for 15 minutes.Step 3
Take the flan from the oven and remove the foil or paper and baking beans. Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C / fan oven 160°C / Gas Mark 4.Step 4
Put the salmon, spring onions, dill and Cheshire cheese into a mixing bowl. Add the eggs and creme fraiche. Season and stir well. Pour into the flan case then bake for 30-35 minutes until set. Serve warm or cold, with salad.Step 5
Cook's tip: use Cheddar cheese instead of Cheshire, if you prefer.