Bacon Goat Cheese Quiche

If you’re thinking about something for a light lunch or even an afternoon snack, how about something easy enough that can be made ahead & taken over to mom’s house this weekend to help celebrate Mothers Day.

If you have about one hour to spare one afternoon, try making my recipe of the month. It’s sure to be a pleaser...

Quiche with Bacon * Asparagus * Goat Cheese
Watercress Citrus Salad
Makes 1 nine inch quiche

Serves 6-8

You will need:

• 4 oz Minced Bacon
• 2 oz 8 oz 2 oz
• Green Onion – White Only - Thin slice Washed & sliced Asparagus (top 2/3’s only)
• Oven Dried Tomatoes

Butter or oil as needed

• 12 oz Heavy Cream
• 3 ea Whole eggs
• 3 1⁄2 oz Crumbled Goat Cheese
• 1 Tbls Mixed Fresh herbs, like basil, parsley, thyme.
• 1 - 9’’ Store bought savory pie shell, pre baked

Sauté bacon in medium pan until crisp.
Drain bacon & sauté green onions & asparagus over medium heat for 3 minutes.
Drain on paper towel with bacon

In separate bowl whisk together cream, eggs, salt & pepper.

Scatter the bacon, asparagus, green onion mixture over the pre baked crust.
Scatter the minced oven dried tomatoes, goat cheese & herbs.
Add custard mixture gradually, stirring it gently with the back of a fork to ensure filling has even coverage.

Set quiche pan on cookie sheet and bake in preheated 350 degree oven until knife blade inserted into center comes out clean.
This should take 40 -45 minutes.
Serve hot or at room temperature

Watercress Citrus Salad

You will need:

• 4 oz washed and dried hydroponic watercress
• 1 ea Orange – peeled, segmented and squeeze remaining flesh.
• 1 ea Grapefruit- peeled- segmented and squeezes remaining flesh

Reserve fruit Segments for later use

• 4 oz Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Tea Dijon Mustard
• 1 Tbl Honey
• Salt Pepper to Taste

In bowl whisk together fruit juice, Olive oil, mustard, honey, salt & pepper

Lightly toss Watercress in dressing & top with reserved fruit segments.
Serve along side your hot or room temperature quiche

Every item can be made up to 2 days in advance & reheated before serving.

Mom’s Midori Melon Smoothie

You will need:

• 3 Cups Orange Juice
• 1/3 Cup Midori Melon Liquor
• 2 Cups Minced Ripe Honeydew Melon

In blender combine above chilled ingredients & blend well

Add:

• 3 Cups Chilled Champagne
• Serve in your favorite glasses

And please remember when dining at the IW Club, reservation are always appreciated and highly recommended.

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