Easy Like a Sunday Morning, that’s how the recipes in my “Easy” category will be. Nothing rushed or frantic, nothing with a long list of ingredients. Something that is so easy, you don’t really need a recipe. Something that almost cooks itself or requires no cooking at all.
Hello my friends, I missed you while I was away last week. We went “camping” in the Okanagan. It feels a bit weird to call it camping, we spent three nights in a travel trailer parked one block off main street in the small town of Oliver, BC.
We did get lots of fresh air and soaked up some good old vitamin D. We ate all of our meals outside in the shade of some beautiful old trees but there were no fire pits and the toilets we used were the flushing kind. Heck, we even had nice hot showers everyday. Nope, not the kind of camping we used to do when our kids were little. Ah well, I’m not going to grumble about missing out on getting grubby and smelly.
The best thing about our trip was getting to spend time with family! I even got to raid my Dad’s tomato patch.
I brought home a nice little box of fresh tomatoes. I used most of them to make some Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce to put away in the freezer and I used one of the tomatoes to garnish these Veggie Pies.
This naturally gluten free dish is one that I have made often over the years. It’s quick and easy to put together and I love how versatile it is. Don’t like broccoli? Switch it up with another vegetable. Asparagus is lovely in this dish, as is cauliflower. Serve this pie at any meal of the day…breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner, or as a snack.
I usually make one large veggie pie but my beautiful old glass pie plate had a great fall, along with one of the nicest gluten free apple and pear pies you’ll ever have seen. Unfortunately, the fall happened before I could to snap any pictures of my masterpiece. Both the pie and the pie plate were a complete write off. I may have uttered a few curse words.
Until I replace my old glass pie plate, these oversize (24 ounce) ramekins make a good stand in. I’m sure individual size ramekins would work well too, or you could make bite size mini quinoa veggie pies in a muffin tin.
Recipe: Crustless Quinoa Veggie Pie
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Summary: This dish comes together quickly and you can eat it for any meal of the day, or as a snack.
Gluten Free | Refined Sugar Free | Grain Free | Vegetarian
Inspiration for this recipe comes from Eating Alive
Ingredients
- 1 Cup quinoa, cooked (about 1/3 cup uncooked, rinsed and boiled for 12 minutes in 2/3 cup of water)
- 1 head of fresh broccoli, about 2 Cups florets, steamed for 2-3 minutes
- 4 large eggs, I use organic, free range eggs
- 1/3 Cup milk or dairy free substitute of choice
- 1/2 Cup Asiago cheese, grated, or cheese of choice
- 1 small carrot, grated, about 1/2 Cup
- 1 Tbsp green onion, chopped (optional)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 small ripe red tomato, cut in thin strips and then in half, used to garnish a pinwheel pattern on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Lightly butter or oil a 9 inch pie pan, or two 20 ounce ramekins, or 4 individual ramekins.
- Prepare the broccoli and quinoa, set aside to cool.
- Add eggs to a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Stir in the milk. Add grated cheese, carrot, green onion (if using), garlic, oregano, and salt. Add the cooled broccoli and quinoa, stir until well mixed.
- Spoon the mixture into prepared pan(s). Arrange the tomato strips in a pinwheel shape on top.
- Bake at for 25 to 30 minutes, 20 to 25 for smaller ramekins, or until the eggs set. You can put the pies under the broiler for a minute or two to brown the top.
Recipe by Laureen
Variations
- This veggie pie is also good with asparagus, or cauliflower in place of the broccoli.
- You can use red pepper strips in place of the tomato slices on top.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 30 minute(s)
Diet type: Vegetarian
Diet tags: Gluten Free | Refined Sugar Free | Grain Free
Number of servings (yield): 4
To see a text listing of Laureen’s gluten free recipes, click here
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August 20, 2012 at 12:55 pm
I love quiche and this is such a great spin on it. Love the added quinoa.
August 21, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Thanks France. The quinoa is a recent addition…I’m really lovin it
August 21, 2012 at 11:00 am
It sounds so delicious!
August 21, 2012 at 10:48 pm
It is delicious, you should give it a try!
August 22, 2012 at 8:31 am
Doesn’t that look good!
August 22, 2012 at 9:32 am
Thanks Rogene. It is one of our favourite side dishes but is filling enough to be a meatless meal on it’s own.
August 25, 2012 at 8:41 pm
This can be one of my favorite dishes. It has all those good veggies and we still have tomatoes in our garden which are delicious. Thanks for this and it will be featured, this week, at My Meatless Mondays.
August 26, 2012 at 9:21 am
Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures’ Make Your Own! Monday link-up.
Check back tomorrow when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts!
September 5, 2012 at 7:27 pm
This looks great! I can’t wait to make this! YUM Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays recipe party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest!
We are building a great set of gluten free recipes so far! Its making my meal planning easy 
How about yours? See you next Friday! Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
September 7, 2012 at 12:02 am
This veggie pie looks wonderful! I love the quinoa crust. This is going on my “to try” list.
September 7, 2012 at 12:04 am
I’m sorry it’s late, I accidentally deleted some words. I meant that I like the inclusion of quinoa and the fact that the pie is crustless because I don’t like crusts very much.
September 7, 2012 at 9:55 am
I’m so glad you had a nice holiday with your family, Laureen! I really like the sound of your Crustless Quinoa Veggie Pie and it looks beautiful. I like how versatile the recipe is as well.
September 12, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Mmmmm…. what a great way to use fresh tomatoes! Can’t wait to try this one! Thanks for linking up to Snacktime Saturday!
October 13, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Going to make these in muffin tin for portable breakfast!
October 13, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Fantastic idea!