Classic and new ways with quiche made for sunny outdoor gatherings.
The foolproof dish to make when you need to bring a plate to your next picnic? It has to be a homemade quiche. For one, it’s incredibly versatile. It’s great out of the oven but can be made ahead and enjoyed cool, too. There are so many filling combinations to try, like cheese and bacon in a classic quiche lorraine, or mix it up depending on the fresh ingredients you have in the fridge.
While quiche is made with a pastry base and often with ham, ingredients can be easily substituted for vegetarian and gluten-free dietary requirements - it’s a true crowd favourite. As for leftovers? They keep well in the fridge or freezer. Scroll on for some of our best quiche recipes.
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Classic Quiche Lorraine
This classic quiche lorraine recipe is a perennial family favourite. The flavour comes from the seriously simple cheese and bacon filling. It’s so easy to make: blind bake puff pastry, cook the bacon mixture and bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and the filling is set.
Hint: Blind baking means pre-baking your pastry without the filling to prevent your quiche from becoming soggy once cooked.
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Easy cheese and herb impossible quiche
Kick off your next picnic with an impossible quiche, bursting with cheese and herbs. What makes it ‘impossible’? Similar to a quiche without crust, it skips out on the homemade pastry step, but adds flour to the filling mixture instead, forming a light crust as it bakes - like magic.
With just two steps, this recipe will be your go-to when you’re in a hurry. Cooking quiche in a springform pan is easiest when it comes to plating up, but a pie tin or your favourite fluted oven-proof dish are no less stunning.
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Vegan mixed tomato and basil quiche
Quiche is an adaptable recipe, which means nobody has to miss out at your next al fresco gathering. And it couldn’t be easier to make a plant-based quiche. This vegan take on springtime quiche trades eggs, milk and cream for a silky mix of tofu, almond milk and nutritional yeast. Best of all, it tastes as beautiful as it looks.
Want more vegan quiche recipes? Try this falafel corn and mushroom quiche. It is the season of picnics, after all.
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Mini wonton quiches
Wonton wrappers become cheesy homemade quiches in this recipe that’s so easy to share. With minimal ingredients and the quickest method on this list (25 minutes all up), you’ll wish you discovered it earlier.
Enjoy these cheesy individual wonton cups as an entree, snack or lunch at your next outdoor event - no slicing or fuss required. Plus, the kids will love them! For more individual quiche recipes, try this ham and mushroom variation./span>
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Gluten-free asparagus quiche with hazelnut crust
The creamy filling and golden shell are nothing short of divine in this gluten-free asparagus quiche. Regular pastry is substituted for hazelnuts and parmesan, giving the dish a wonderfully nutty flavour, while bacon is substituted for gluten-free ham.
It’s ideal for sharing on a family picnic and easily sliced before you leave the house. Can’t finish it all today? Quiche generally lasts a couple of days in the fridge and can even be frozen.
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Salmon and spring vegetable quiche
There’s no better way to celebrate the return of warm weather and clear skies than getting outdoors with great company and a delicious picnic spread. This quiche recipe is the perfect meal to bring in your basket, with salmon and fresh spring veg encased in crimped shortcut pastry. It’s also a great way to use leftovers or whatever veg you have on hand that are past their prime. When in doubt, improvise!
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Beetroot and feta quiche with sweet potato crust
After a dish that’s gluten-free and vegetarian? This beetroot and feta quiche is it. This recipe puts a twist on classic quiche in two ways: shortcut pastry is traded for layers of thinly sliced sweet potato, while the milk and egg filling is teamed with vibrant beetroot and crumbled feta cheese. It’s sure to please everyone on your next picnic.
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Quiche lorraine with simple pastry
Delight your fellow picnickers with homemade quiche lorraine, not to mention pastry made from scratch. It’s so easy and well worth the wait. Simply process flour, salt, butter and egg, knead and refrigerate. After 20 minutes you’re ready to line your pan and blind bake. In the meantime, prepare the classic bacon-y filling. Pass the quiche, please.
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Spiral veggie quiche
So you’ve got the basics of quiche down? Now you can experiment by adding veggies like eggplant and carrot to your fluffy egg and cheese mixture to make a colourful meal that’s super cost-effective per plate. The key to this spiral quiche is using a mandolin or vegetable peeler to slice veggies into stackable ribbons. The result is as impressive as it tastes.
Paired with dressed greens, simple slaw or a pasta salad, this spectacular vegetarian quiche is made for sharing. Everyone will want seconds.
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Easy filo quiche lorraine
Feel like quiche lorraine but want to skip making the homemade pastry? This easy eight-serve quiche lorraine recipe made with flaky filo pastry is for you. Keep this quiche rectangular, trimming your filo 4cm above the slice pan for added crunch.
As for the filling, add bocconcini for an extra creamy taste. Best of all, this filo quiche can be made ahead of time and reheated, and total cook and prep is less than an hour. Win, win.
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Spring vegetable flan
Revamp your picnic repertoire with this spring vegetable flan. It’s a deliciously easy recipe that hovers between a quiche, tart and a frittata. Much like a quiche, this savoury flan recipe calls for affordable ingredients like eggs, cream, pre-made shortcrust pastry and seasonal veggies, including asparagus and peas.
For added wow factor, slide the flan onto your favourite platter and serve with everyone’s favourite salad or coleslaw.