Broccoli Cheese Cake

Prep: 20min
| Servings: 1 | Cook: 35min
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Broccoli cheese cake is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the flower vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 150 g flour
  • 30 g cold butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp quark
  • butter (for the pan)
  • 500 g broccoli florets
  • 350 ml milk
  • 250 ml Whipping Cream
  • 6 Eggs
  • 100 g grated Gruyère cheese
  • Salt
  • pepper (from the mill)
  • Nutmeg (freshly grated)
  • 50 g walnuts (coarsely chopped)

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Knead the flour with cold butter, salt and quark quickly into a firm, smooth dough. If necessary add a little water. Wrap in cling film and chill for about 20 minutes.

  2. 2.

    Preheat the oven to 180°C fan or conventional heat.

  3. 3.

    Meanwhile blanch the broccoli in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes, shock in ice water and drain. Whisk together milk, cream, eggs and 50 g cheese. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

  4. 4.

    Roll out the dough and place it in a buttered quiche tin, forming a rim. Distribute the broccoli and walnuts on top and pour the egg mixture over them. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake for about 35 minutes until golden brown.