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Leek and cheddar quiche with coleslaw

January 29, 2014 by Katie Bryson

Leftover Lunches: Leek and cheese quiche with crunchy coleslaw

A comforting lunchtime treat of shortcrust pastry tart filled with buttery leeks and mature cheddar with a light crunchy coleslaw on the side.

I’m still on a mission to banish boring lunchtimes, and have been working in association with Vouchercodes.co.uk to develop a recipe for under £10 that not only perks up a dismal January mealtime, but one that also delivers leftovers for lunch the next day.

I’ve cut corners (as usual) by using ready-rolled short crust pastry, but as it only costs a quid I’m not going to lose any sleep, or budget over it!

The beauty of a home made quiche is how much better it tastes than a shop bought one. The luxuriously creamy filling will make those bleak rainy days far less irksome, and the crunchy slaw flecked with healthy seeds and a non-mayo dressing definitely lightens the load. In fact the coleslaw recipe makes absolutely loads, so there’s a good chance it’ll keep you smiling all week.

Light and crunchy coleslaw from feedingboys.co.uk

I’ve used leek and cheddar in this quiche, but you can use whatever you like, or even better whatever needs using up in your fridge, like an old packet of ham, the end of a tin of sweetcorn, mushrooms etc etc.

Monday lunch club?

You could easily knock one of these quiches up at the weekend and take it into work the next day to share with your colleagues to brighten up their Monday. If everyone in the office took turns and did this then I reckon a lunch club could be hugely popular.

Do you take food into work to share? When I was office based it was a dangerous amount of cakes and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. An email would ping out saying goodies were on the printer, followed by a swift stampede to grab it before there was nothing left but crumbs. No wonder we had mice in that office…

Anyway if you fancy having a go at recreating this economical but tasty meal that will provide leftover lunches, here’s how it’s done:

Leek and cheddar quiche with coleslaw
Serves 6
Prep time: 40 mins
Cooking time: 1 hour 10 mins
Costing: £7.49*

Ingredients

For the quiche
1 x 375g pack ready rolled shortcrust pastry
25g butter
1 leek, washed and sliced
175g mature cheddar, cut into small cubes
4 eggs
150ml single cream
100ml milk
pinch nutmeg

For the coleslaw
1 small red cabbage
2 carrots
2 apples
100g sunflower and pumpkin seeds
50ml red wine vinegar
100ml olive oil
2 tbsp clear honey

METHOD

1. To make the quiche: pre-heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Grease a 23cm flan tin and line with the ready-made pastry pushing it into the corners and trimming the excess from the top. Cover with baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Cook for 20 mins, then take out the paper and beans and cook for a further 5-10 mins until pale and sandy.

2. Meanwhile melt the butter in a pan and soften the sliced leeks for around 5 mins until softened. Scatter the cooked leeks and cubes of cheese evenly around the cooked pastry base.

3. Beat together the eggs, cream, milk and nutmeg in a jug and then pour over the leeks and cheese. Season with a good grind of salt and pepper and then bake in the oven for around 45 mins until the filling is firm and the surface is golden.

4. To make the coleslaw: shred the cabbage, grate the carrot and apples and toss in a large bowl with the remaining ingredients until thoroughly combined.

5. Turn the quiche out of the tin and place on a board, cutting into 6 even slices and serving up with a hearty serving of coleslaw on the side.

Leek and cheddar quiche with light and crunchy coleslaw

*Costings from Sainsbury’s
Shortcrust pastry £1.00
1 leek £0.80
175g mature cheddar £1.25
4 eggs £0.80
150ml single cream £0.60
Red cabbage £0.56
2 carrots £0.15
2 apples £0.78
100g pumpkin and sunflower seeds £1.55

Butter, milk, oil, vinegar, nutmeg and honey all from my store cupboard

Disclosure: I was paid by Vouchercodes.co.uk for the ingredients I bought and time I spent developing, cooking and photographing this recipe.

I’ll be submitting this recipe full of seasonal vegetables into Ren Behan’s Simple and in Season event.
Simple and in Season

I’m also entering this recipe into Helen and Michelle’s blog event called Extra Veg. That coleslaw is bustling with raw veggies!

Extra Veg

Filed Under: 1 Featured Posts, 1 Featured Recipes, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, Packed lunch, Vegetarian Tagged With: coleslaw, leftovers, lunch, quiche

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Comments

  1. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says

    January 29, 2014 at 11:48 am

    Katie,
    I love leftovers for packed office lunched and this looks delicious.
    Barely anyone makes their own pastry anymore these days. I always buy it too!

    • Katie Bryson says

      January 29, 2014 at 2:37 pm

      Thanks Helen – I’m far too lazy to make pastry!

  2. laura@howtocookgoodfood says

    January 29, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    I love a good home made quiche, and the pastry is definitely may favourite bit! I do make mine but totally see why more people are buying it if it only costs £! then why not! A great idea to save it along with a crunchy salad, so colourful and delicious too x

    • Katie Bryson says

      January 29, 2014 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks Laura – you’re a proper chef so I’d be disappointed if you didn’t make your own pastry 😉

  3. Ren Behan says

    January 31, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    Gorgeous photos, Katie, I love the last one and what a creamy looking quiche – exactly the type I like. IT’s taken me a long time to banish the memories of school dinner quiche served with “tinned tomatoes” (sorry Jacqueline!) which led to a very soggy bottomed quiche. I’ll try your filling recipe, though as it looks so tasty. Thank you for entering Simple and in Season, too! A great first month back and the January blues are well and truly banished!

    • Katie Bryson says

      February 1, 2014 at 9:26 am

      School dinners are enough to make anyone shudder, but a good home made quiche with a luxury filling will soon make those memories a distant nightmare 🙂

  4. Ren Behan says

    January 31, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    PS That coleslaw might like a dollop of Gran Luchito honey too!

    • Katie Bryson says

      February 1, 2014 at 9:27 am

      oooh yes great idea!

  5. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    February 1, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    I was just thinking earlier that I fancied some quiche for lunch. This has just reinforced that feeling.

    One of my colleagues stocks the staff table with a bit of a buffet every Monday morning, cakes, biscuits, crisps, nuts and fruit. Luckily I am usually fasting the firs half of the week, so it doesn’t effect me too much. I tend to take cakes in.

    • Katie Bryson says

      February 1, 2014 at 7:10 pm

      Wow it sounds tempting in your office!!!! Good on you for staying on the 5:2 diet 🙂

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