Why do we look for complicated recipes when leek and goat cheese quiche exists? Five main ingredients, one crust, one oven. Result: creamy, slightly tangy, and nothing is ever left on the plate.
Ingredients :
- Leeks — Take mostly the whites, with just a little bit of green. Three medium leeks is what you need. Wash them well — there is always dirt hidden between the layers. Cut them into slices of one centimeter, no thinner or they’ll turn to mush in the pan.
- Goat cheese — A semi-dry log (bûche) is ideal. Not fresh cheese which is too soft and doesn’t hold up during cooking, not Very aged which will dominate everything else. A simple supermarket log works very well — just look for something that slices cleanly.
- Smoked turkey lardons — They do the job perfectly. Sauté them dry until they are truly golden — not just warm, golden. That’s when they develop their smoky taste and light crust.
- Heavy crème fraîche/Heavy cream — Thick, not liquid. The difference in final texture is huge: with liquid cream, the filling has trouble setting and remains too fluid. Full fat is preferred.
