The filling is super easy to make so it really comes down to the crust – ready made pie shell, store bought shortcrust pastry or homemade quiche crust. Whichever you choose, this quiche is a totally Easter-worthy recipe!
Salmon Quiche
I used to make Salmon Quiche with fresh salmon, thinking that it was “better” like most from-scratch things are. While still delicious, I have to confess that when it came down to choosing a quiche to make for brunch, I’d always make Quiche Lorraine in all its bacon-loaded glory over Salmon Quiche – unless there were non-meat eaters present.😂 Then I made it with smoked salmon. BOOM! Wow, what a difference it made. Smoked salmon is cured with salt like with Salmon Gravlax so every single piece is well seasoned all the way through. So you get great flavour with every single bite and it leaches flavour into the custardy quiche filling too. It’s so SO good!!! In case you’re wondering – once cooked, smoked salmon looks just like “normal” cooked salmon. See? 🙂
Filling ingredients
All the usual suspects here – eggs, cream, a bit of cheese (it’s not intended to be cheesy, just adds a bit of richness + flavour). Just a note on a few of the ingredients:
Smoked salmon – as mentioned above, this will yield the best overall flavour in the quiche but raw salmon or hot smoked salmon will also work great; Leek – slightly more delicate texture than onion, but onion will work fine too (or eschallots / French shallots ie the baby onions) Asparagus – optional, I like it for added texture and aesthetics (without it, the quiche is just all yellow and pink!) Dill – classic herb pairing with salmon but there’s other options such as chives or green onions. Parsley would be fine too, for little green bits in the quiche, but won’t really add flavour.
Quiche Crust
If time is of the essence or if you’re not confident making pastry, feel free to use one of these options:
ready made pie crust – already fitted in foil pie dish, thaw and bake per packet; refrigerated pie crust – unroll and fit into tart tin or pie dish, bake per packet; store bought shortcrust pastry – see directions in this Quiche Crust recipe; or crustless quiche! No crust = super speedy (plus low carb). Just switch the ham and cheese in that recipe with the salmon etc in this recipe.
But one day, try your hand at a homemade quiche crust! It’s shortcrust pastry made with butter, and it has flavour and the signature flaky texture unlike any store bought pastry. 🙂 The Quiche Crust recipe has a video and I use the quick method using a food processor which works 100% perfectly. You’ll see in the Salmon Quiche video below just how flaky and crisp yet tender the crust is – just as it should be!
Making Salmon Quiche
Quiche crust decided, the rest of the quiche is outrageously easy – especially given we’re using smoked salmon here. I think the step photos below are a good illustration of how to make it – and there’s also the recipe video. I know people get really pedantic about not overcooking quiches, but because of the generous amount of cream I use in my quiche recipes, it’s actually pretty hard to overcook my quiche filling to the point that it’s not custardy. 🙂 I’ve overcooked it by 20 minutes when I missed the timer and it wasn’t much different on the inside, though the top was VERY deep golden!
The thing with quiche is that it’s so dang easy, yet people are always sooo impressed. Because quiche crust aside, it’s really just a matter of whisking together eggs and cream, then adding whatever “stuff” you want in your quiche. Right? 🙂 Try this recipe with roasted vegetables one day – like the mix used in Baked Frittata (which is pretty much a healthier crustless quiche). If you’re making this quiche for a lovely brunch and want a side salad to impress, try this Apple Salad with Candied Walnuts and Cranberries. I’ve gotten some great feedback on this salad lately – people are especially tickled by the “plumped” cranberries!! 😂 ~ Nagi x
More Quiche and quiche-like things
Quiche Lorraine – the classic Italian Sausage Quiche – full of Italian flavours! CRUSTLESS Quiche – custardy, golden and fabulous (plus super speedy & low carb) Hash Brown Crust Quiche Lorraine – that hash brown crust! Frittata with Bacon Baked Vegetable Frittata – the easy way to make frittata Frittata Egg Muffins Spanish Tortilla (Omelette) – with potato!
Watch how to make it
Life of Dozer
Not the sort of bird Dozer’s used to seeing at the dog park!! PS It’s a Hospital Chopper but don’t worry, there wasn’t an emergency at the dog park! The park is located next to a hospital which has a chopper landing pad which was getting work done to it.
