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She is an icon, she's incredible! That's Fancy-Girl Quiche for ya. Perfectly classy and just a smidge upscale, but still completely approachable, this delicious golden breakfast favorite is clothed in a fluffy, cheesy spinach filling all on a crispy cauliflower crust. She's everything all the other breakfast mains want to be. Nothing can ever compare to the one and only Fancy-Girl Quiche!
She is an icon, she's incredible! That's Fancy-Girl Quiche for ya. Perfectly classy and just a smidge upscale, but still completely approachable, this delicious golden breakfast favorite is clothed in a fluffy, cheesy spinach filling all on a crispy cauliflower crust. She's everything all the other breakfast mains want to be. Nothing can ever compare to the one and only Fancy-Girl Quiche!
Ingredients
For the cauliflower crust:
- 1 small head cauliflower cut into florets
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 egg slightly beaten
For the spinach filling:
- 5 eggs
- 1/3 cup milk or heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 1/2 ounces baby spinach
- 2 scallions thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled, plus more, to taste, for topping
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Coat a 9-inch pie dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, add the cauliflower florets, cover, and pulse until they are completely crumbled.
- Pour the cauliflower pieces into a medium microwave-safe bowl, then heat in the microwave on high heat, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the heated cauliflower pieces onto a clean kitchen towel or cheese cloth and ring out all the excess liquid.
- In a large bowl, add the cauliflower pieces, the parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and the garlic powder and stir until it is combined.
- Add 1 of the slightly beaten eggs to the cauliflower mixture and mix until it is thoroughly combined.
- Evenly pour the cauliflower mixture into the prepared pie dish, then use your hands to mold it into an even layer on the bottom and up the sides.
- Bake the crust, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the pie dish to a wire rack then reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees F.
- In a second large bowl, add the remaining eggs, the milk, the remaining salt, and the pepper and whisk thoroughly.
- In a small skillet over medium-high heat, add the oil.
- Add the spinach to the hot oil and cook, stirring frequently, until it is just wilted, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer the skillet from the heat.
- Add the wilted spinach, the scallions, and 1/2 cup of the feta cheese to the egg mixture and mix to combine.
- Evenly pour the spinach mixture into the crust and bake until it is golden, about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve the quiche sprinkled with the extra feta cheese.
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