French Courgette (zucchini) Quiche

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pie shell
• 2 1/2 cups coarsely grated unpeeled zucchini, 4-6
• salt
• 4 slices bacon
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 6 ounces gruyere cheese, grated
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half (light cream)
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 place zucchini on a piece of foil and sprinkle with salt. set aside for 30 minute.
• 2 cut the bacon into small pieces and fry in a heavy skillet until crisp. remove and drain on paper towels.
• 3 preheat oven to 400°f
• 4 in the same pan using either the remaining drippings or the butter mentioned in the ingredient list, saute the onions for 5-10 min until tender and golden.
• 5 squeeze the zucchini dry and add to the onion in the pan, along with the flour.heat 1 minute.
• 6 spread half of the cheese and the bacon over the bottom of the pie shell.
• 7 lightly beat the eggs with a wire whisk. add the half and half and pepper. stir well and add zucchini mixture.
• 8 place pie shell on a cookie sheet.
• 9 carefully pour custard mixture into pie shell.
• 10 sprinkle with the rest of the cheese and bacon.
• 11 bake on center shelf for 15 minutes.
• 12 reduce heat to 350f and continue baking 20-25 minutes more, or until the top is puffed and brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 13 remove from oven and slide carefully onto wire rack to cool 5-10 minute to let set. serve hot.