A Trio of Loveliness!

V  I had a bit of a cook-off last night, culminating in this delicious threesome (clockwise from the top): vegetable lasagne; spinach, tomato and blue cheese quiche; feta, basil and caramelised shallot tart. All three were delicious (yes, I did taste them all!) and all freezable, so nothing will go to waste if it's not eaten today.

I had pack of Jus-Rol shortcrust pastry in the freezer, so I thawed that and made it go to two quiche/baking tins. The first, I filled with crumbled feta cheese and a few shreds of fresh basil, caramelised sliced shallots (fried in a little butter/oil, then simmered with a spoonful of balsamic jelly) and five beaten eggs, with just a little seasoning. A very light grating of cheddar on the top gave it the nice browned finish. The second was a mixture of four beaten eggs, Greek yogurt, grated blue cheese, frozen chopped spinach (thawed and pressed into a sieve to extract excess water) and black pepper; this was poured into the pastry case on top of a few chopped tomatoes. In both cases I blind-baked the pastry cases first.

The lasagne was simply some leftover roast vegetables, with plenty of sauteed chestnut mushrooms and some herbs/seasoning, layered with lasagne sheets and a béchamel/cheese sauce, topped with a little grated cheddar again. Lovely!