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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast » Eggs

    Farmers’ Market Tomato and Zucchini Quiche

    Published by Melissa on September 12, 2011 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 75 Comments

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    Quiche may seem like a decadent breakfast or dinner, but this version is almost guilt free. It’s loaded with fresh summer veggies. I suppose if you were really watching your weight, you could try eliminating the crust, but the crust is my favorite part of a pie.

    It’s time again for the Secret Recipe Club. Amanda, at Dancing Veggies, is my secret blogger for the month. Amanda’s post Truly Scrumptious caught my eye – a scrumptious Farmers’ Market Quiche. Dancing Veggies is loaded with great, healthy veggie recipes and I definitely need to visit more often.

    Quiche-Veggies

    (Summer veggies are at their peak and so gorgeous right now. I couldn’t resist snapping pictures of the veggies on the counter.)

    I decided to use zucchini instead of broccoli in this recipe because I’ve had an abundance of it in my garden. Unfortunately, when I went to pick a zucchini I didn’t have one the right size. So I called my neighbor and asked if I could borrow a zucchini. (I know many of you with gardens wish someone would call you and ask to borrow zucchini. Thanks Darlene!)

    Darlene also sent me home with some sweet little orange cherry tomatoes. I already had some grape tomatoes, so I decided to use them both and sprinkle them on top of the quiche. The tomatoes were a great addition. They roasted in the oven and gave a wonderful sweetness to the quiche.

    Zucchini-Tomato-Quiche-Unbaked

    I made a couple of other changes too. I used green onions instead of red onion, freeze dried cilantro instead of fresh, and I couldn’t resist adding a little bacon and doubling the cheese.

    I would have liked to have had a slice for breakfast the next day, but there wasn’t any leftovers. Thanks Amanada for sharing your scrumptious quiche recipe.

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    Farmers’ Market Tomato and Zucchini Quiche

    Cook Time45 mins
    Total Time45 mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Keyword: cooking, food, recipe, vegetables
    Servings: 8 servings
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 1 9 in crust *See my [pie crust tutorial]
    • 4 large eggs
    • 1 cup milk I used 1%
    • ½ cup zucchini halved and sliced
    • 4 slices precooked bacon diced
    • 2 green onions chopped
    • ½ cup fresh corn cut off the cob
    • ½ cup shredded cheese
    • 1 tablespoon freeze dried cilantro
    • ½ teaspoon salt divided
    • ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
    • ½ cup assorted cherry tomatoes halved

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 425º. Press crust into a 9 in quiche pan, prick crust and bake for 15 minutes.
    • Place cut zucchini in a strainer and sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon salt. Let sit for 15 minutes to remove some of the water.
    • In a large bowl whisk together the eggs and milk. Add the zucchini, bacon, green onion, corn, cheese, cilantro, salt and pepper and mix well.
    • Pour the egg mixture into the precooked crust. Sprinkle the tomatoes on top of the egg mixture.
    • Bake for 30 minutes until the center is set and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

    Notes

    adapted from Dancing Veggies

    Each month the Secret Recipe Club members are “assigned” a participating food blogger. We choose any recipe from the assigned blog to bake/cook from, and blog about the recipe keeping the blogger a secret until posting day.


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    1. Carol

      March 02, 2012 at 7:00 am

      I made this last summer when the cherry tomatoes and zucchini were busting out of the garden-oh my goodness it’s wonderful! I’ll be making it again this year for sure.

      Now I’m off to put myself in time out for forgetting to come back and let you know how much we enjoyed this recipe……thanks so much for sharing it Barbara!

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      • Barbara

        March 02, 2012 at 11:48 am

        Thanks Carol! So sweet of you!

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    2. Chris

      September 17, 2011 at 8:22 pm

      You’re cooking right up my alley, Barbara! Love the combo of flavors here. Makes me wish summer wasn’t ending! Great pic for SRC!

      Reply
    3. ButterYum

      September 16, 2011 at 4:03 pm

      Wow, that opening shot is beyond fabulous!!!! Makes me want to lick my screen. Stunning!

      🙂
      ButterYum
      PS – the crust is my favorite part too 😉

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    4. Nutmeg Nanny

      September 16, 2011 at 11:44 am

      This quiche looks amazing! I don’t know why anyone would want to eliminate the crust…it looks delicious!

      Reply
    5. Megan

      September 16, 2011 at 6:41 am

      This is a beautiful quiche. Quiche is one of my go-to meals. I love how versatile it can be!

      Reply
    6. Vijitha

      September 16, 2011 at 12:47 am

      I love quiches. Since I went on South beach diet, I make them without any crust. Now I have moved to phase 3 and its Ok to include carbs and I am going make your version of quiche. Yum!

      Reply
    7. Jeanie

      September 15, 2011 at 9:46 pm

      The pictures make me drool. What a great way to use garden produce, especially now as the weather just begins to cool, but the garden is still producing.

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    8. Anne-Marie @ This Mama Cooks!

      September 15, 2011 at 9:21 am

      So gorgeous! I’m inspired to make a gluten free version (rice crust) this weekend for the family as we have more tomatoes and zucchini than I know what to do with.

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    9. patsyk

      September 14, 2011 at 7:58 pm

      that is the most gorgeous quiche I’ve eve seen! excellent post!

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    10. Julia @ Mélanger

      September 14, 2011 at 6:46 pm

      I’m with you. Pastry is my favourite part of a pie/quiche etc. This one looks delightful, and the beautiful vegetables would ease any guilt over enjoying a delicious butter pastry!

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