Cherry Tomatoes And Pecorino Quiche Recipes

CHERRY TOMATOES AND PECORINO QUICHE

Steps:

• Crust: Pulse flour and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk together egg and yolk with ice water. Add to flour mixture and pulse until moist crumbs start to form (no longer). Transfer mixture to a piece of plastic wrap and, using wrap and your hands, form into a disk (or 2 disks, if making 2 quiches in pie plates). Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• Let sit at room temperature until pliable, then roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 14-inch round. Fit into a 9-inch springform pan, folding and pressing sides to an even thickness. (Or roll out 2 disks to 11-inch rounds and fit into 8- or 9-inch pie plates.)
• Trim edge of dough flush with top of springform pan. (If using pie plates, fold edges of dough under; crimp as desired.) Wrap in plastic; freeze at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line crust with parchment; fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake, with a baking sheet on rack below, 20 minutes; remove paper and beans. Bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes (8 to 10 minutes, for pie plates). Let cool.
• Reduce oven to 375 degrees. Whisk eggs until smooth, then whisk in remaining ingredients until well combined.
• Pour custard mixture into cooled crust, stopping just short of top (if making in 2 pie plates, divide evenly between crusts). You may not need to use all of custard; be careful not to overfill.
• Top with pecorino and tomatoes. Bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees, then about 1 hour at 325 degrees. Let cool about 1 hour before serving.

SPAGHETTI CON POMODORINI E PECORINO: SPAGHETTI WITH CHERRY TOMATOES AND PECORINO

Steps:

• Place the spaghetti in salted boiling water. Stir to prevent the strands from sticking together.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat up the olive oil in a saucepan and gently saute the garlic until golden. Add the tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes become soft. Season with salt.
• About 2 minutes before the spaghetti is at the 'al dente' stage, drain, reserving approximately 1 1/2 cups of pasta water.
• Add the spaghetti and pasta water to the saucepan. The pasta water will help lengthen and loosen the sauce. Turn off the heat. Add the torn basil leaves and cook together for approximately 30 seconds. Generously sprinkle Pecorino cheese and mix well. Drizzle with olive oil. Transfer the spaghetti to a serving bowl. Top with more Pecorino cheese and serve immediately.

CHERRY TOMATO QUICHE

Steps:

• When seeding the tomatoes, make sure you get as much of the juice out as you can, using only the meat.
• Beat eggs with a fork.
• Beat softened cream cheese.
• Mix the cheese, lemon juice, butter, sour cream, and eggs and beat well.
• Fold in basil.
• Place crust in your pie pan, 8" is best. Arrange tomatoes in bottom of pan.
• Pour custard over and smooth down.
• Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes, until top is browned, and a knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Baking time may vary. I check the quiche at about 25 minutes, and sometimes have to bake it up to 35 minutes. I guess this depends on the juiciness of the tomatoes.
• 8 ounces of goat cheese is a good substitute for the cream cheese, but some people don't like it's taste.
• Cool until just warm, or serve at room temperature. It's good cold, too.
• You probably won't have leftovers; if you do, refrigerate.