Eggplant and Tomato Quiche
Eggplant and Tomato Quiche
Serves 6
25 min.
active cooking time
1 hr. 50 min.
total cooking time, plus 10 min. cooling time
Ingredients
1
small eggplant, trimmed, cut into ½" cubes
- Kowalski's Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for roasting the eggplant
1 tsp.
kosher salt, plus more for seasoning the eggplant and tomatoes
¼ tsp.
freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns, plus more for seasoning the eggplant and tomatoes
1-2
heirloom tomatoes
1
refrigerated pie crust
1 ½ cups
whole milk
4
eggs, beaten
- pinch ground nutmeg
1
small handful finely chopped fresh dill, plus 6-8 small dill fronds for garnish
8 oz.
Kowalski's Signature Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, cut into ½" cubes
2 tbsp.
grated Kowalski's Signature Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- In a medium mixing bowl, toss eggplant with oil to lightly coat; season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Roast eggplant in a single layer on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet until tender and somewhat dry-looking (about 25 min.). Remove from oven; let cool completely to room temperature.
- While eggplant cooks, slice tomatoes ⅓-½" thick. Using the tip of a spoon, knife or chopstick, gently remove seeds and surrounding gel from tomato slices; discard seedy mixture.
- Place tomatoes in a single layer on paper towels; sprinkle lightly with salt. Let stand for 30 min.
- Flip tomatoes; sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 30 min. more.
- Pat tomatoes dry on both sides. While tomatoes dry, place pie dough in a 9" deep-dish pie plate. Tuck overhanging dough underneath itself to form a thick edge that is even with the rim; flute the edge, if desired. Freeze crust for 30 min.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Put parchment paper or foil over pie shell; fill with dried beans or pie weights. Place pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet on center rack of preheated oven; bake until dough is set (about 15 min.).
- Remove pie plate and baking sheet from oven; remove parchment and beans. Set pie crust aside on a wire rack to cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350°.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk milk with eggs; season with 1 tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. black pepper and nutmeg. Stir in chopped dill; set egg mixture aside.
- Return baked pie crust to baking sheet; layer roasted eggplant and mozzarella loosely in the crust.
- Slowly pour in egg mixture; top with dry tomatoes. Sprinkle with grated cheese; lay dill fronds in the gaps between the tomatoes.
- Bake quiche until filling is just set and pastry is golden (about 40 min.).
- Remove quiche from oven; let stand for 10 min. before slicing and serving.
Find It!
- Find Kowalski's Signature Fresh Mozzarella Cheese and Signature Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese in the Specialty Cheese Department.