Nanette's Table was known to serve a daily Quiche of the Day! One of the best selling Quiches was the Crab Quiche. This is a perfect Quiche for Breakfast, lunch, Dinner and or Brunch! I also have been known to make bite size quiches for cocktail parties.
If you serve this for lunch or dinner, a side mixed green salad is a perfect accompaniment. When I serve this for breakfast I serve with fruit! Give this a try next time you have overnight guests. You can make it the day before they come and refrigerate until you use it! You will look like the most impressive host or hostess! Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 pie shell or pie crust
2 leeks, cleaned and chopped and sauteed in 1T. olive oil until tender.
1 c. claw or lump crab meat
1T. fresh Dill
1 c. shredded Swiss cheese, Gruyere, or brie,,,(your choice)
1 c. light Hellman's mayonnaise
1 c. half and half or light half and half
2 T. flour
3 large eggs
1 whole lemon zest ed and the juice of the lemon as well
1 teaspoon salt and pepper....to taste
1T. garlic powder
In medium mixing bowl combine, mayonnaise, eggs, half and half, flour and garlic powder, salt and pepper, lemon juice, zest, dill. Mix well with whisk or a mixer until creamy looking. (This is so you can see that the flour is completely mixed into the mixture).
Saute on medium heat the cleaned and chopped leeks, they can be very sandy. I chop them up and put them in a bowl of water allowing all the sand to fall off each piece. Remove them when clean onto a dry paper towel, dry well. ( water and oil do not mix well....it will splatter if not dry well and can burn you easily). Now saute them in the olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Once tender, usually about for 4 to 5 minutes, remove and add the leeks to the egg mixture.
Add the final ingredient and star of the show! CRAB! Mix well and add to pie crust.
Cook at 375 for 40 to 45 minutes or until cooked through the center and golden brown. ENJOY!
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