Courgette and Pea Quinoa Tart

A creative and healthful yet totally easy alternative to making your own pastry for a quiche. A slice of this makes the perfect snack or savoury brea...kfast and it’s a great item to bring to a picnic. Traditional quiches use double cream, we think blended cottage cheese makes a good high-protein alternative. It is highly customisable, view the vegetables given here as a suggestion rather than gospel. Any leftover roasted vegetables would make a great filling. Read more A creative and healthful yet totally easy alternative to making your own pastry for a quiche. A slice of this makes the perfect snack or savoury breakfast and it’s a great item to bring to a picnic. Traditional quiches use double cream, we think blended cottage cheese makes a good high-protein alternative. It is highly customisable, view the vegetables given here as a suggestion rather than gospel. Any leftover roasted vegetables would make a great filling.

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Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
protein
Contains
Dairy, Eggs
Ingredients
Serves 4
For the crust
quinoa (cooked)
buckwheat flour
Swaps: all purpose flour (gluten-free), white flour
For the filling
plus more for greasing the tin
courgette
finely sliced
garlic cloves
minced
thyme (dried)
peas (frozen)
Swaps: edamame (frozen)
cottage cheese
sea salt
fine
black pepper
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