Smoked Salmon Quiche

• (9 inch) prepared pie crusts↗1
• smoked salmon↗4 ounces

  chopped

• small shallot↗1

  minced

• gruyere cheese↗1 cup

  shredded (4 oz.)

• flour↗1 tablespoon
• parmesan cheese↗1⁄4 cup

  grated

• milk↗1 cup
• cream↗1 cup
• large eggs↗4
• nutmeg↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• pepper↗1⁄4 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375º Farenheit.

2. 2

   Bake pie crust shell for 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Reduce oven temperature to 350º.

4. 4

   In a large bowl whisk together eggs, milk, cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

5. 5

   In small bowl mix together, Gruyere, Parmesan, shallots and flour.

6. 6

   Sprinkle the cheese mixture and salmon over the bottom of the WARM pie shell.

7. 7

   Pour egg mixture into warm pie shell.

8. 8

   Bake on middle shelf until quiche is lightly browned and knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.

9. 9

   The center should be set, but soft like gelatin (it will set up after removing from the oven).

10. 10

    Transfer to a baking rack and cool.

11. 11

    Serve warm or at room temperature.