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Asparagus Phyllo Quiche

Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: Cypriot
Yield: 6 - 8 people

Materials

  • 12 large free range eggs at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup Greek plain yogurt
  • 1 tbsp grainy dijon mustard
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced white light and dark green parts
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
  • 9 asparagus spears wooden ends trimmed
  • 8 phyllo sheets
  • 1/4 unsalted butter melted
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients up to and including the fresh ground pepper.
  • Mix melted butter with oil and using a pastry brush, brush bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
  • Remove 8 phyllo sheets from their package and lay them flat next to your working area. Top with a very lightly damp cloth to avoid sheets from drying out. You can reseal and freeze remaining phyllo sheets again.
  • Lay phyllo sheet on dry and clean work surface. Using a pastry brush, brush sheet of phyllo with butter mixture. Layer it in the pan with edges of phyllo draping over sides of pan. Repeat with remaining 7 phyllo sheets, alternating the phyllo sheets to ensure the phyllo is even around pan.
  • Fill with egg mixture and tuck in edges just over the pan rim. With remaining butter mixture left, gently brush phyllo tops.
  • Gently lay asparagus spears on top of egg mixture alternating the asparagus spears.
  • Bake for 40-50 minutes until phyllo is dark golden in colour and egg has set. Depending on your oven, time will vary for the egg to set.
  • Allow to sit for 5 minutes prior to removing from spring form pan. Garnish with additional mint and dill. This can be enjoyed hot or at room temperature.