Diabetic Living

ROASTED TOMATO AND ASPARAGUS CRUSTLESS QUICHE

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Remember all those times Mum cooked for you... Now it’s your turn!

PREP TIME: 15 MINS

COOK TIME: 55 MINS

SERVES 4 (AS A LIGHT BREAKFAST)

20 spears asparagus, woody ends

trimmed, cut into 2.5cm pieces 200g cherry tomatoes or grape

tomatoes, halved

8 x 60g eggs

1 cup reduced-fat cottage cheese 1 small red onion, finely chopped 2 Tbsp plain flour or gluten-free

plain flour

2 tsp finely chopped rosemary Freshly ground black pepper

60g (1/4 cup) grated reduced-fat

cheese

100g baby spinach leaves,

to serve

1 Preheat oven to 200°C (fanforced). Line a roasting pan with baking paper. Arrange asparagus and tomatoes, cut-side up, in a single layer over roasting pan. Spray with cooking spray. Roast for 10-12 minutes or until browned and the tomatoes are soft. Set aside to cool.

2 Reduce oven temperatur­e to 180°C (fan-forced). Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add the cottage cheese, onion, flour, rosemary and pepper. Stir well. Stir in the asparagus and tomatoes.

3 Spray a 20cm (base measuremen­t) pie plate with cooking spray. Pour egg mixture into pie plate. Bake for 40 minutes or until set and light golden brown. Sprinkle with cheese and serve with spinach leaves.

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