A couple of days ago we joined a few friends for a relaxing brunch on the beach. Aweoweo Beach Park is one of those places we love we just donʻt make it there very often. The beach park has clean bathrooms, a dilapidated playground & of course a beautiful view!
To say Iʻve been a bit scatterbrained lately is probably an understatement. As I was planning this brunch with friends I had grand ideas of all the delicious things I would make. in the end I had an hour and luckily a refrigerated pie crust and some eggs. Which means, ta da! Quiche! Quiche is one of the first foods I learned to make without a recipe and rarely fails me. You can add whatever you have in the fridge and get a full meal with little prep or actual cooking.
A beautiful view of Aweoweo Beach. this is the view from our picnic table so the beach is pretty close to where you can set -up. My favorite thing since eating food with sand in it is just not fun for anybody, except for maybe my 20 month old that eats sand by the handful.
For some reasons there were tons of sea turtles out that day! I even got to put on the snorkel mask and swim around with them and creepily watch them as they eat limu off the coral reef.
Overall another beautiful morning in Hawaii, all of which I am very thankful for!
Zucchini Bacon Quiche with Goat Cheese and Fresh Basil
1/2 package bacon, any kind works
1 small-medium zucchini, diced
5 large eggs
1 pre-made pie crust, I like Immaculate Bakery
3/4 cup heavy cream, or Whole Milk
Salt & Pepper
6 leaves fresh basil
Goat Cheese, to taste
- Cook bacon until crisp, crumble and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Lightly saute zucchini in a little olive oil, just a few minutes, it will continue cooking in oven.
- In a pie dish, unroll pie crust and press firmly into dish so there are no air bubbles. Crimp edge fancy if you want.
- Sprinkle cooled bacon and zucchini on top of pie crust.
- In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, cream and salt & pepper. Pour mixture on top of bacon and zucchini.
- Cut basil into thin ribbons and sprinkle over egg mixture.
- Crumble goat cheese on top of edge mixture, use as much or as little as you would like.
- Bake quiche at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until itʻs no longer jiggly.
- Serve warm or at room temp!
