Salmon & watercress quiche

This fab cook-ahead quiche makes a brilliant casual feed-a-crowd dish

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James Martin

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Recipe by James Martin

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 8 - 10

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 30 mins

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

plus chilling

First, make the pastry. Sift the flour and salt together into a food processor or a large bowl if you want to make it by hand. Pulse or rub in the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add enough water to make the dough come together, then wrap well and chill in the fridge for 10-15 mins.
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface until just thinner than a £1 coin then line a 26cm tart tin - don't trim off the excess pastry just yet though, as it will shrink a little when it cooks.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Remove the pastry case from the fridge and line with baking parchment. Fill with baking beans, then bake blind for 20 mins. Remove beans and paper then cook for 5 mins more until pale golden. Turn down the oven to 160C/140C fan/ gas 3. Trim the edges of the pastry case with a sharp serrated knife.
Arrange the watercress and salmon in the bottom of the pastry case. Whisk the dill, eggs, milk and cream and season well. Pour over the salmon and watercress then bake for 30-40 mins, or until set with a slight wobble in the centre. Serve warm, or at room temperature.

PER SERVING

538 kcalories, protein 17g, carbohydrate 36g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 2.21 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2011.

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Jenie

27 April 2011

Jenie rated and commented on this recipe

Really, really lovely quiche! Even my boyfriend "I don't like smoked Salmon, it's too slimey" had thirds!! Cheated with shop bought ready-rolled shortcrust and it was on the table within 45mins. So very easy but looks/tastes like it was loads of effort! Yum yum.

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Julie

28 April 2011

Julie rated and commented on this recipe

Delicious and very easy, made for my mum's 65th birthday party buffet, everyone loved it. Thank you.

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dankee

16 May 2011

dankee rated and commented on this recipe

Am not overkeen on texture of smoked salmon either but this was delicious. Will definitiely be making it again. To help keep it a bit more economical, I made mine with Sainsburys Basics smoked salmon.

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ella34h

24 July 2011

ella34h commented on this recipe

Lovely salmon quiche, did not make the pastry myself shop brought (just to cut time), very easy to make and taste lovely, all the family will enjoy

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Tombisan

20 October 2011

Tombisan rated and commented on this recipe

Yes, a lovely recipe! I mixed smoked salmon and poached salmon, as I was also worried that my guests might not all like smoked, and added chestnut muchrooms fried with onions, and added a little cheese and half milk/half cream (also used Sainsburys ready rolled pastry, so much easier) It was great with a mixed salad, and even better cold for lunch the next day.....yummy!

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Debzz

03 February 2012

Debzz commented on this recipe

Delicious recipe, made it for a buffet, added herbs and a touch of salt to the pastry mix it was lovely.

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Jenny

29 April 2012

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cookie

17 May 2012

cookie commented on this recipe

Verry nice, I like any dish with Salmon in it as i did when i made Salmon & Spinach layered pie the same idea milk cream & eggs mixed poured over & baked, verry tasty try it & see!!!

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Lesley

09 June 2012

Lesley rated and commented on this recipe

Absolutely brilliant - good picnic food.

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Suezette

11 October 2012

Suezette rated and commented on this recipe

Absolutely delicious - the best quiche ever! Used all milk, instead of adding some cream, but it was still great. Will make again.

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sannah

20 October 2012

sannah rated and commented on this recipe

Looked good, but was VERY fishy flavoured - almost overpoweringly so. Wouldn't bother making again.

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Suezette

13 March 2013

Suezette commented on this recipe

I have made this both with and without the watercress and either way was delicious. I am not convinced that it would serve 8-10 people though. Each time I have made the quiche it has been for 4 of us and everyone came back for more - very popular indeed!

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KarenC

11 May 2013

KarenC rated and commented on this recipe

stunning recipe! I used cheap offcuts of salmon and swapped double cream for single to cut the calories. Really delicious!

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