Tuna & Sweetcorn Quiche

Ingredients:

Pastry:
  • 175g flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 125g cold margarine
  • 2-3 Tbsp iced water

Filling:
  • 225g tuna in brine, drained
  • Oil or butter for frying
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 125g drained canned sweetcorn
  • 2 eggs
  • 200ml cream
  • 50g grated Cheddar cheese
  • Salt & pepper
Method:
  1. Preheat oven to 200 deg.

Pastry:  
  1. Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
  2. Lightly rub margarine into flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
  3. Sprinkle in the water, one tablespoon at a time, tossing lightly with fingertips until the mixture forms a ball.
  4. Wrap pastry in clingwrap and refrigerate for 30 mins.
  5. Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface to line a quiche tin or pie plate.  Trim off excess, line the pastry with greaseproof paper and weigh it down with pastry weights or dried beans.
  6. Bake in the oven for about 10 mins.  Remove greasproof paper and beans and return to the oven for a further 5 mins.  Allow to cool.

Filling:
  1. Fry onions until softened, the stir in sweetcorn and cook for a few minutes.
  2. Place sweetcorn mixture into the cooked pastry case.
  3. Beat eggs with cream, stir in tuna, cheese, salt and pepper.  Pour this into the pastry case.
  4. Bake until filling has set (about 25-30 mins).
 
 

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