Onion and Garlic Quiche

Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 3 T butter or 3 t. olive oil
• 3 large onions, peeled and sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and slivered
• a few leaves of chard, chopped
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 t. Worcestershire sauce (or vegetarian alternative.)
• 1 t. Tabasco sauce
• 1/3 t. salt
• 1 t. dried thyme
• 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup parsley, finely snipped
• when in season: 15 cherry tomatoes, cut in half and drained on paper towel
• pie shell (make it or buy it—you can make a quick and tasty crust by crushing 12 saltine crackers with a rolling pin and spreading the crumbs in an oiled 9" pie pan)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a heavy skillet, melt butter and sauté onions until lightly browned. Add garlic and chard. Sauté. Put onions, garlic, chard, and 1/2 cup cheese in pie shell. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, add milk, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt, thyme, and pour over the onion mixture in the pie plate. Mix gently. If you have cherry tomatoes, arrange them on the top of the quiche, cut sides up. Spread remaining cheese over the top and bake in the middle of the oven for about an hour, until puffy in the middle and browned. Lower heat if it seems to be browning too much before the center puffs up.

From: In the Bag: July 13-15, 2004