Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F). Grease a 24 cm pan.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOvenBaking pan
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2
Heat the olive oil in a skillet and sauté the cherry tomatoes and garlic about 5 minutes.
⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
💡Sauté the tomatoes before baking: they release some of their juice in the pan, and the eggs set around them instead of in a puddle.
3
Arrange layers of the cherry tomatoes and the mozzarella in the pan and sprinkle the basil on top.
Baking pan
4
Whisk the eggs, cream and tomato paste with salt and black pepper and pour over the top.
BowlWhisk
5
Bake 30 minutes, until the quiche is firm and golden.
⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
6
Let cool 10 minutes before cutting.
💡Resting before cutting sets the pie: cut straight out of the oven, it is still soft inside and the slices fall apart.
213calories
12 gprotein
3 gcarbs
17 gfat
● protein 22%● carbs 5%● fat 73%
Per serving (132 g), of 8 servings
A button hides that part of the recipe, in print too. Another click brings it back. The choice is kept for this recipe.
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Whisk· Also works: Hand mixer (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.
