Biltong quiche: Indulge in an authentic South African flavour

Include an irresistible South African flavour with your next quiche dish. This biltong quiche brings the best of South African flavours into a favourite dish. If you do not have much time during the week, this recipe is an easy go-to recipe for a tasty midweek meal.

The best thing about quiche is that it is a power-packed meal loaded with milk, eggs, greens and protein all in one dish. With the added biltong this quiche becomes simply unbelievable.

Serving suggestion of biltong quiche

Looking for some delicious sides to serve with your quiche? We have some tasty options to pair with quiche. Try a leafy green garden salad to add some colour and nutrition to the meal. Otherwise, prepare some buttery new potatoes as a piquant side. Or what about some delicious roasted veggies including carrots, beetroot, broccoli, mushrooms, and courgettes roasted with lemon, garlic and a drizzle of olive oil?

If you have some more tasty side dish ideas to serve with biltong quiche, let us know in the comments of this recipe.

Biltong quiche recipe

4 from 2 votes

Recipe by Marele van Zyl Course: Main, SnackCuisine: South AfricanDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

Total time

45

minutes

Ingredients

• Crust

• 500 ml 500 almond flour

• 125 ml 125 finely grated Parmesan cheese

• 1 pinch 1 of cayenne pepper

• 1 1 egg

• Filling

• 500 ml 500 full-fat yoghurt

• 250 ml 250 cheddar cheese, grated

• salt and pepper (remember the biltong and cheese are already salty)

• 5 5 eggs

• 400 ml 400 sliced beef biltong

• 1 large 1 onion, chopped and caramelised in a little butter

• fresh herb of your choice

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• For the crust
• Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blitz until it just comes together.
• Spray a loose bottom quiche pan with Spray ‘n Cook and press the almond mixture into the pan.
• Chill in the fridge for a few minutes.
• Filling
• Mix all the ingredients, except the biltong and pour into the pastry case.
• Now scatter the caramelised onion over the custard mixture.
• Bake in a preheated oven to golden perfection.
• Serve with fresh rocket and sliced tomato!

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