Roasted Cauliflower, Thai Red Curry and Coconut Quiche

Roasted Cauliflower, Thai Red Curry and Coconut Quiche with a wholemeal and fennel seed crust.

 Welcome back to my Autumn Quiche series where I prove that quiches are not just for the summer months with this glorious Roasted Cauliflower, Thai Red Curry and Coconut Quiche.

It sounds complicated but it’s unbelievably simple.

For the crust

• 300g wholemeal flour
• 180g butter
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• cold water to mix

The filling

• 1 cauliflower – sliced into thick steaks
• ½ large onion – cut into wedges
• Chilli oil
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

For the savoury egg custard

• 4 large eggs
• 200ml coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons Greek Yoghurt
• 100ml single cream
• 1 tablespoon Red Thair curry paste
• Salt and pepper

Start with the crust

Place the flour, fennel seeds and butter into a large bowl and rub it together with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add enough cold water to bring it together into a dough.  I use my hand, shaped like a claw to do this.  Wrap in clingfilm and pop into the fridge for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 190°C (170ºC fan/375°F/Gas 5)

Prepare the filling

Place the cut cauliflower and onion oonto a large baking tray and drizzle well with olive oil and chilli oil.  Season with salt and pepper and then toss it all together so the veg is fully covered.  Roast for 25 – 35 minutes until darkly golden, turning halfway through.

Prepare the savoury egg custard

 In a large bowl beat the eggs into the rest of the ingredients.  Set aside.

Roll out the pastry

Grease a 20cm fluted tart tin with butter.  Flour your work surface and roll out the pastry so it’s larger than the tart tin, carefully place the pastry into the tin and push to the edges and trim.  Fill any broken bits.  The crust is quite flaky so it will break but don’t worry about it too much.

Place the tart tin onto a metal tray, then fill the tart with the roasted veg and pour the savoury egg custard on top. Bake for 35 minutes or until risen and golden.

For more quiche recipes, check these out on Dom in the Kitchen

Eat and of course, enjoy!