Pear and Leek Quiche with Blue Cheese and Cottage Cheese (Crustless)

Pear and blue cheese crustless quiche, flavourful and easy to make. Sautéed leek, caramelised onion, roasted walnuts, pear and blue cheese, sounds great right?

1 leek, sliced
1 pear, sliced
walnuts, roasted and chopped (40 g)
blue cheese, diced (70 g)
1 small onion, thinly sliced
6 eggs
cottage cheese (350 g)
sea salt
black pepper, freshly ground
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C/160°C fan, Gas Mark 4).

Optional: you can roast the walnuts in the oven for 10 minutes.

Heat the oil in a medium size pan over medium heat.

Add leek, onion and a little bit of salt. Cook for 10 minutes or until soft and golden.

Meanwhile, in a medium-size bowl, whisk together the eggs and the cottage cheese. Add some salt and pepper.

Set aside 6 pear slices and chop the rest of the slices.

When the vegetables are ready add them to the bowl together with the blue cheese, chopped pear and walnuts, stir to mix.
Place parchment paper in a 18 cm springform pan.

Pour the mixture into the pan. Top with pear slices.

Bake in a preheated oven for 50 minutes.

You can enjoy it warm or allow to cool down and store it in the fridge to bring it next day to the office, picnic, bbq, lunch…

Makes 8 servings.