Kale and Mushroom Quiche

In Costco magazine there was an article about premade salad kits praducing whole meals.  With it accompanied a recipe using Sweet Kale Salad kit greens.  We just happened to have one in the refrigerator.  This was a great meal.  

Ingredients:

1 T butter

2 C mushrooms, sliced

2 C Sweet Kale Salad Kit greens

1/4 C red bell pepper, cored and diced

6 large eggs

1 C half-and-half

3/4 t sea salt

1/4 t pepper

1 pre-rolled pie crust dough

1 C Mexican cheese blend

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large nonstick sauté pan over medium heat.  Add mushrooms and sauté about 10 minutes until reduced in size by half or unit juices are release.
2. Add Sweet Kale Salad kit greens and sauté for 5 minutes.
3. Add bell pepper and sauté another minute.  Set aside to cool.  
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
6. Line a 9” pie plate with dough to form a crust.
7. Fill the crust with half of the cheese, then add half of the veggies.  Add remaining cheese and veggies and then the egg mixture.
8. Place the quiche on a baking sheet and wrap the crust edges with foil. 
9. Bake for 40 minutes until edge are set and center jiggles ever so slightly.
10. Let cool 10 minutes to set eggs.  
11. Makes 6-8 servings.  I cut it in 6 pieces, all gone.  

Thursday night we went to the zoo for a light show.  I rented a motorized scooter.  Best investment I’ve ever made.  I was able to cover the whole grounds and not be exhausted or sore today.  The light show was ok.  Before we went to dinner in a Turkish, Kurdish restaurant.  Jim figured they were muslim as no alcohol was served.  The lamb chops were the best I have ever eaten. The dish came with saffron basmati rice a pile of onions and a pile of cabbage.  The onions and cabbage seemed to be pickled.  I ordered an appetizer made with eggplant.  It was also great.  The restaurant is across from the zoo entrance.  I would go there again.  

Today, I found marinara sauce and Aidell’s Italian sausage in the freezer.  I am going to cook up some mushrooms, red pepper and kale salad mix and add to the sauce for dinner.  Jim is playing golf and Lucy is getting her hair done.  I am going to vacuum.  First I need to make up menu’s for the week.