Well, I had a decent amount of ratatouille left over from yesterday - and I didn't want to eat pasta again (and there's no rice left). So I looked up what you need for a quiche and realized that I pretty much have everything. So I just brought the few missing things from the train station and got started. This went into the quiche:

  • 250g flour
  • 110g margarine
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 50ml water
  • 1+3 eggs (one for the dough and 3 for the topping)
  • 125ml milk
  • 200g sour cream
  • spices
  • ratatouille (I still had some from yesterday, but honestly - it works with any vegetable stir-fry)

The preparation is also quite simple:

  1. Mix 1 egg, flour, water, salt, margarine together and knead into a dough (a three-mix is really practical)
  2. Wrap the dough as a lump in foil and refrigerate for 30 minutes
  3. Preheat oven to 200 degrees
  4. Mix 3 eggs, milk, sour cream and season (taste what and how much spices should go in)
  5. When the dough comes out of the fridge, put it in a springform pan and distribute it (press with your hand) so that it covers the bottom and the edge - about halfway up the edge
  6. Poke holes in the dough at the bottom with a fork and pre-bake for about 15 minutes
  7. Take the cake out and add ratatouille and distribute
  8. Pour the egg mixture over it so that the vegetables are well covered and the cake is filled to the edge. Do not pour over it, otherwise there might be some mess in the oven (not every springform is tight).
  9. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes (it was 35 minutes for me)

The result was surprisingly good. A mistake I made: the dough was a bit thick in the corners and that doesn't taste so great, simply because the dough itself is quite bland. But you can get that right with a bit of practice and finesse. And I can season the egg mixture a bit more, that was also a bit little (ok, I'm rather a light seasoner, so it was ok for me, but Juliana would certainly complain). In any case, a brilliant second use for a vegetable stir-fry.

However, I still have a problem: from yesterday I only had one portion of ratatouille left. Now I have 3/4 quiche left ... (I think I know what I'll be eating this week in between)