The Dreamiest Caramelized Onion, Bacon and Brie Quiche

This makes thee most unbelievably delicious brunch treat or even prepped and ready for the rest of the week, to grab a slice whenever you need a meal in a pinch. You’re going to love it.

This recipe is inspired by my sisters and their wonderful brand in South Africa, Delish Sisters. Delish Sisters was once an insanely busy restaurant and over the years has transformed into selling their incredibly delicious products on the shelves of stores all over the country. One of the recipes that will always remind me of the many days I spent at Delish, is their bacon, brie and caramelized onion quiche.

Customers were obsessed and would travel far and wide to have lunch, brunch or breaky at Delish and this quiche was always a fixture. I even remember cutting myself a massive slice to take home for dinner at the end of long days in the kitchen.This recipe brings back so many special, hilarious, wonderful memories of my times at Delish and the crazy days spent with my brilliant sisters.

Ingredients:

This makes one extra large quiche, you can always half this recipe if you aren’t using a very deep dish or cake pan.

Quiche filling:

• Eggs x 18

• Cottage cheese x 1.5 cups

• Sharp cheddar x 1 cup

• Salt x 1 teaspoon

• Black pepper x 1/4 teaspoon

• Thyme x 6 sprigs, plucked

• Yellow Onion x 2, mandolined or finely sliced

• Balsamic glaze x 2 tablespoons

• Butter x 2 tablespoons

• Bacon x 1lb/500g, cooked crispy and chopped into medium/small pieces

• Chives x 1/4 cup, finely chopped

• Brie x 300g/10oz, roughly cut into cubes

Quiche Crust:

• All Purpose Flour x 2 cups ( also works perfectly with 1:1 gluten free flour)

• Sharp Cheddar x 2 cups, grated

• Butter x 250g, chopped up small

• Black pepper x 1 teaspoon

• Salt x 1/4 teaspoon

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F/180C convection bake.

2. Start by caramelizing the onions on medium low heat with the butter and balsamic glaze. Caramelize for 20 minutes until soft and translucent. Then remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

3. For the quiche crust place the flour, butter, cheddar, salt and black pepper into a mixing bowl and use your fingers to rub together the ingredients until it forms a dough. If it still seems slightly dry add in a tablespoon or two of warm water until you can form it into a ball.

4. Then line a deep casserole dish or deep cake tin with parchment before pressing in the quiche base dough evenly throughout. I like the sides of my quiche base to be as tall as the sides of the tin/casserole dish. When the quiche base is pressed in the dish/tin evenly, set aside in the fridge and prep the filling.

5. For the quiche filling: place the eggs, cottage cheese, cheddar, thyme and salt into a blender and blend until fully combined and smooth.

6. Remove the quiche base from the fridge and evenly disperse the caramelized onion, crispy bacon and Brie on top of the base before pouring over the egg filling. Sprinkle the top of the quiche with more cheddar, chives, thyme and black pepper.

7. Bake for 1 hour or until the center of your quiche is fully set and is no longer wobbly.

8. Remove and allow to cool and enjoy with a fresh spring salad or even just on it own!