Zucchini Quiche & Almond Flax Crust

Ingredients

• •1⅓ cups almond meal
• •1 tsp thyme
• •3 eggs
• •¼ cup golden flaxseed meal
• •⅜ cup milk
• •2 tbsp olive oil
• •¼ cup orange pepper
• •1 tsp oregano
• •3 tbsp parmesan cheese
• •3 tbsp onion
• •⅛ teaspoon salt
• •⅓ cup mozzarella cheese
• •1 small zucchini

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Preheat oven to 375F (~190C).
2. 2Grease an 8-inch pie dish with olive oil or cooking spray.
3. 3In a medium-sized bowl, mix all of the ingredients of the crust together until a crumbly dough forms.
4. 4Pour all of the dough into the pie dish.
5. 5Spread and flatten the dough on the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish. The dough reached about halfway up the sides of the pie dish for me.
6. 6Chop off the ends of the zucchini and spiralize it using Blade B.
7. 7Give the zucchini noodles several chops. This will make it easier to cut and serve the quiche later.
8. 8Chop the part of the zucchini that did not get spiralized into small pieces. NOTE: If you do not own a spiralizer, simply grate the zucchini or create zucchini ribbons with a vegetable peeler.
9. 9Mix all the vegetables and cheese.
10. 10Place them into the pie dish. I made sure that some of the zucchini noodles were on top of the quiche, but that is just for presentation.
11. 11Mix the whisked eggs, milk, thyme, and salt in a small bowl.
12. 12Fill the pie dish with this egg mixture.
13. 13Bake the quiche for 30-40 minutes or until the eggs are cooked through and the quiche is browned and firm to touch.
14. 14Let the quiche cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
15. 15Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container.