The picnic season is coming and this is a really simple recipe to make a wonderful quiche in a few minutes.

I had a leftover sheet of puff pastry in my freezer and some bacon and mushroom around the fridge just begging to be turned into something delicious.

I love this recipe because it’s a great way to use up leftover and you can replace the bacon and mushroom by anything you want, spinach, asparagus, dill and smoke salmon, Zucchini and goat cheese, roasted pell peppers and chorizo or potatoes, rosemary and brie... Anyway, you got the idea, it’s very versatile, so create your own!

In a pan, I first rendered my bacon.  Actually this is lardon, thick cubes of bacon. But anything will do, if you have chorizo or ham it’s even better!

When the bacon is almost crisp, I add an onions chopped, then some minced garlic and mushrooms and sauté it all together until the mushrooms are cooked. Season to your taste, be careful as bacon can be already very salty, I added some herbes de provence just because I love the taste of it. Set a side to cool.

On a flat surface stretch your pastry sheet to fit the pie mold you have. Make sure you score bottom part of your dough with a fork. When you are working with puff pastry that will prevent the dough to rise in the middle of your pie. You can use other dough of course, this one is my favorite, first because I think it make the quiche a lot lighter and second because I always have a sheet or two in my freezer.

In a mixing bowl break 4 eggs, whisk in about 1/4 cup of heavy cream, and about 2 tablespoon of sifted flour. When the mixture is homogenized. Season it with a bit of salt and pepper. I like to add a bit of flour to my mixture as I have notice it make the quiche less eggy and a bit lighter.

Place the bacon/mushroom mixture in the bottom of your pie and cover with the egg batter and top with some Beaufort (or any other gruyere cheese).

Put your quiche in a 400° pre-heated oven and bake until nice and golden brown. It shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.

I served mine with a mache salad, it’s perfect for brunch, dinner or a picnic. If you have a party and you want to invest the time you can make mini-quiche that will impress everyone!

Bon Appétit!