This Bacon, Vegetable, and Ricotta Quiche is a wonderful breakfast recipe from the talented Katherine Martinelli!
Today I have a very special treat for you. The lovely and talented Katherine Martinelli is gracing us with a guest post here on Cravings of a Lunatic.
I have no idea how I got so lucky to have her agree to do this for me. She is an incredible cook, talented photographer, world traveller and the most amazing person. Her work has been featured in places like Food & Wine, and Women's Health to name a couple.
Her recipes are so impressive, there is such a vast array of them to delight your senses.Swing by her blog and tell her I sent you. You will be so happy you did and you may thank me with chocolate!Â
When Kim from Cravings of a Lunatic asked me to do a guest post on her lovely blog, there was only one answer: Of course!
I’ve admired Kim’s blog for some time. It’s written in a funny, candid voice and is full of inspiring recipes. Having recently become blogging buddies, I can also tell you that Kim is a thoughtful, supportive individual, the kind that you’re lucky to have in your corner.
We spent some time considering what recipe to include and settled on one that Kim herself would never post: quiche. Kim hates eggs and is lactose intolerant so this egg-based quiche with ricotta is definitely a recipe her readers wouldn’t otherwise get from her! It’s just too bad she can’t try it.
More Breakfast Recipes:
- Breakfast Toast: 4 Ways
- Red Velvet Sweet Rolls
- Turtle French Toast
- Potato and Bacon Breakfast Hash
- Candied Bacon
- Banana Sticky Buns
- Turtle Waffles
- Bananas Foster French Toast
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Bacon, Vegetable, and Ricotta Quiche
Ingredients
- Butter or shortening
- 1 sheet puff pastry or your favorite pie crust
- 6 ounces bacon roughly chopped
- 4 stalks asparagus
- 2 cups chopped zucchini from 2 small zucchini
- ½ cup chopped arugula
- 8 large eggs
- ¼ cup whole milk or cream
- 6 ounces fresh ricotta
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease an 11-inch tart pan with butter or shortening.
- Roll out the puff pastry (to make this easier make sure it is cold). Fit into the greased tart pan and weigh down with pastry weights or another oven-proof pan. Bake until light golden brown, about 10 minutes, pushing down where it puffs up. Remove from the oven and set aside.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Add the zucchini to the same pan with the bacon grease and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and lightly steam the asparagus. Drain and immediately run under cold water (this will stop it from cooking and help it keep its vibrant green color). Slice into bite-sized pieces.
- In a large bowl whisk together the eggs and milk or cream. Fold in the bacon, zucchini, asparagus, arugula, and 4 ounces of the ricotta.
- Pour the mixture into the tart pan with the baked crust. Crumble the remaining ricotta on top.
- Bake until eggs are fully set, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest at least 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with a green salad and enjoy for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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I would love to take a minute to thank Katherine for her kind words and for agreeing to do this for me. I am forever touched you said yes.
If you’re looking for more breakfast recipes be sure to check out my recipe index. You can also find a lot more snack recipes as well.
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Toodles! xx
Erin
What a gorgeous quiche! Perfect for a light dinner, or a holiday breakfast!
Jennifer @ Mother Thyme
Beautiful recipe. I love quiche and I love the twist on this dish. Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe!
claire @ the realistic nutritionist
GORGEOUS PHOTOS!!!
Cucina49
That quiche looks amazing--I'm not always a quiche fan, but would definitely try this one.
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Droolicious post! Headed in from Katherine. Glad you featured her on your blog, Kim 🙂
Jill Colonna
Lovely to meet Katherine and with a lovely looking healthy quiche. It's ideal just now as we have fresh produce and left-overs and is extremely tasty too. Love everything in here and now craving asparagus!
Kim, first time I've seen you calling yourself Lunie. Had me cracked up. Thanks so much for introducing me to Katherine. Lovely post.
The Café Sucré Farine
Yum, yum, yum - this looks amazing, so fresh and pretty! I feel like I made two new friends today, you and Katherine! I love both of your blogs and look forward to checking them out in the future. Thanks for this delicious recipe!
Grubarazzi
What a great post. That looks terrific!
Simply Life
Oh I love how colorful this is-nice work!
Simply Life
Oh I love how colorful this is- nice work!
Kim Bee
Hi folks, been a crazy busy day but will reply shortly. Am off to the city for trip #3 today. Then groceries to get still. Thanks to everyone who's stopped by. Greatly appreciated.xx
Anne@frommysweetheart
Great post Kim and Katherine! I DO love quiche, but oddly, have never made it with ricotta or puffed pastry and I can't wait to try various combos with each of those! Beautiful photos. And Kim...no matter what happens on your blog...so good that we can always count on your toodles and smoochies!
momdecuisine.net
Great quiche! I would gladly eat that for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Katherine Martinelli
Thanks to everyone for the sweet comments, and to Kim (again) for having me!!! Have a great weekend 😀
Nami | Just One Cookbook
YEEES! I didn't know you used puff pastry! Yay I'm going to make this very soon. Looks beautiful and I bet this tasted super delicious!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
I love quiche and this one looks absolutely fantastic! Great guest post and it was so nice to meet Katherine!
Peggy
I love Katherine! She is such a sweet and genuine person, and ALWAYS brings a marvelous dish to the table =) Great choice for a guest poster Kim!
mjskit
Oh Katherine - this quiche looks marvelous! It's a shame that Kim can't try it. I certainly will! what a great post between you and Kim. Enjoyed it!
Sandra
Kim, what a wonderful guest post, I adore Katherine and love her site!!!
Katherine, This look absolutely amazing, and must try dish! Love your photos!
Congrats to both of you on Fbuzz top 9!
firefoodie
Great recipe, and so pretty too! 🙂