Fiddlehead Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 unbaked pie shell
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 cup sliced sweet onion
• 1 1/2 cups fresh fiddleheads
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese or 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (4 oz.)
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups cream

Recipe

• 1 sauté onions until golden brown.
• 2 remove to a plate; set aside.
• 3 in a small sauce pan; fill with water to a depth of about 2 inches.
• 4 add 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• 5 bring water to a boil; add fiddleheads.
• 6 cook for about 10 minutes.
• 7 drain well and set aside.
• 8 bake the pie crust at 375° for 10 minutes to partially cook the crust.
• 9 sprinkle 3/4 cup cheese and onions over bottom of shell.
• 10 add fiddleheads in an even layer.
• 11 lightly beat eggs with cream, salt and pepper, then pour over vegetables.
• 12 sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 13 set the pie on a cookie sheet in a preheated 350° oven.
• 14 bake for 45 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• 15 makes 6 servings.