Wild Garlic, Leek and Blue Cheese Quiche

July 04, 2014

Ramsons or to give them their official Latin name, Allium Ursinum, are also known as buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek or bear's garlic. This quiche is delicious hot, warm or cold with a little side salad of rocket, spinach and watercress.

For the pastry
180g plain flour
pinch salt
90g cold butter, cut into small cubes
3-4 tbs ice-cold water

For the filling
2 tbs olive oil
2 leeks, washed & sliced
150g (about 4 handfuls) wild garlic
200g crème fraîche
2 eggs
100g blue cheese (I used Dolcelatte but Stilton, Roquefort, Gorgonzola etc would work just as well)
salt & ground black pepper to taste

Sift the flour & salt together into a medium-sized mixing bowl Add the cubed butter and use your fingertips and thumbs to rub the ingredients together until you have coarse crumbs Lift your hands out of the...
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Nutritions

Calories
74

Sodium
35mg
1% DV

Fat
4g
7% DV

Protein
1g
3% DV

Carbs
6g
2% DV

Fiber
0.7999999999999999g
3% DV