Picnic quiches
A crisp, short pastry base and a pancetta, cherry tomato and parmesan filling make these perfectly portable tartlets ideal for picnics and summer days out
Savoury picnic muffins
Serves 8
Easy
Prep:
Cook:
plus cooling
Make a batch of these easy savoury muffins for your next picnic. These cheesy bites with seasonal veg are great for lunchboxes, too
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- 1 courgette(about 175g grated weight)
- 4 spring onionsfinely chopped
- 225g self-raising flour
- 1 roasted red pepper from a jardrained and finely chopped
- 100g Grana Padanofinely grated
- few rosemary sprigsneedles picked and finely chopped
- 2 eggsbeaten
- 90ml sunflower oil
- 50-100ml whole milk
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal281
- fat17g
- saturates4g
- carbs22g
- sugars1g
- fibre1g
- protein9g
- salt0.5g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a eight-hole muffin tin with muffin cases. Coarsely grate the courgette into a fine sieve and use clean hands to squeeze out as much liquid as possible over the sink. Tip into a bowl with the spring onions, flour, roasted red pepper, most of the Grana Padano and the rosemary, along with lots of black pepper and a pinch of salt.
step 2
Crack the eggs into a jug, pour in the oil and top up with enough milk to make 300ml. Beat together, then pour into the courgette mixture and mix to a smooth batter. Divide between the cases, top with the remaining cheese and bake for 25-30 mins until risen, firm and golden brown on top. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack. Will keep for up to three days in an airtight container in the fridge.
