This pie is perfect for brunch, for your kids’ lunch box or for a light dinner. It can be served warm or at room temperature, alone or accompanied by a fresh mixed salad. It will keep well in the fridge for over a week. photos by coco zordan
Quiches are not only do-ahead ease but they’re a good way to use up leftovers. They are delicious, filling, nutritious, and economical. They can be served in a casual lunch, wrapped and carried to picnics, made ahead and reheated.
8-10
20 min.
40 min.
puff pastry or pie dough 1 box
boiled potatoes 4-5 medium size
(Callipo) canned tuna 5.6 oz (gr.160)
olive oil 3-4 tbs. enough to cover the pan bottom
garlic 1 clove
shredded or sliced zucchini 2 big
chopped parsley/basel 1/3 cup
eggs 2
grated parmigiano cheese 1 cup
sea salt and (black) pepper to taste
Note: this recipe is very versatile. Feel free to use any leftover of vegetables, besides zucchini, also any cooked vegetables like mushrooms, broccoli, leeks, mushrooms, peas etc.
peel and mash boiled potatoes, put a large skillet on low-medium, add olive oil and a garlic clove (don’t let it burn)
remove garlic and add zucchini (if you have some leftover zucchini of course you can use them), let cook for about 5/10 minutes (stir occasionally), in a large bowl mix mashed potatoes and tuna, in a separate small bowl scramble eggs, with salt and pepper
add grated cheese to eggs, cover the bottom of your baking pan with the pastry, ( keep the scraps moist till you’ll use them for making the lattice strips), after pressing it in and shaping the edge, with a fork prick the bottom of the dough to allow the steam to escape. Set the oven to 375.
add potatoes,tuna, zucchini and egg batter to the pan
Cut the remaining dough into even strips, 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch wide. You can use a blunt knife with or a pizza wheel or a pastry wheel if you have one.
fold edges inward and bake at 375 degrees for about 30/40 minutes, till the crust turns golden brown.
Serve alone as appetizer or antipasto, or with a tomato-lettuce salad, or any vegetables you like. It makes also a great lunch-box recipe.
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