This Turnip & Kale Crustless Green Quiche is an easy and delicious way to sneak greens into your life! Just tell your kids it’s a Grinch quiche and they’ll instantly be interested!
What’s a foodie to do?
If you remember a couple posts back, I lamented that the only thing growing in my garden was turnips… which my husband is allergic to and nobody else likes. I honestly don’t remember why I planted them, but there they where. And while they where there, I knew I had to figure out something to do with them!
Now, I usually stick my greens in things like salads and smoothies, but I wasn’t so fond of the “furriness” of turnip greens, so I decided they must be cooked. Since quiche was on the menu (I can now tolerate farm-fresh eggs, thanks to the GAPS Diet), my first thought was to chop them up and mix them in. But with kids begging for food and my brain still waking up, laziness easy won out and into the blender they went with some fresh kale and all the other quiche ingredients!
Cook your greens.
In general, it’s always better to cook your greens a little anyway, to kill some of the oxalates in them. If you’re not sure what oxalates are, they’re sneaky anti-nutrient compounds that steal nutrients from your body when you eat them. Their role is to protect the plants against predators (like humans!) with their bitter flavor and ability to prevent the proper digestion and absorption of whatever foods they’re in.
And the best way to get rid of oxalates? Cook them out! Cooking or steaming greens makes the nutrients in them more available to the human body. That’s one of the reasons you don’t see too many green smoothies on my blog. Though eating raw greens is not going to kill you by any means, eat too many of them can lead to oxalate overload and symptoms like inflammation and kidney stones.
Green quiche.
When my anxious kiddos peeked into the oven and saw that their breakfast was green, they were in awe. No qualms over green eggs here, folks! The hiding of turnip and kale was a success.
Of course, most everything with sour cream and parmesan cheese in it is a success in my house. But anyway, we no longer question how we’re going to use our turnip greens. Green quiche is the way to go!
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Turnip & Kale Crustless Green Quiche
Free from grain, gluten, and refined sugar.
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Ingredients
6 pastured, farm-fresh eggs
1 cup fresh turnip & kale greens
1/4 cup sour cream (or coconut cream for dairy-free)
I'm never sure what to do with turnips, but this looks like a fun and tasty way to also get my kid to eat kale! And my in laws' chickens are currently going wild with egg laying so we certainly could get a few from there to use for this. Pinning 🙂
I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the actual turnip, myself. :p I will probably end up taking them to church to see if anyone wants them… or just composting them. Hope you enjoy the quiche if you get a chance to make it, Yuliya!
I just love the combination for your amazing Quiche! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend! Come Back Soon! Miz Helen
Well I have to say that I have never tried a combination quiche like this, but it sounds yum. Looks like a great recipe to try for something different.
Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning 😉
{Stopping by from Jack of All Trades} This looks so good! Turnips are one of my favorite veggies, but I can never think of anything to do with them outside of boil them. Can't wait to try this recipe 🙂
What a great use for turnips, I would never have thought to put them in a quiche. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
This sounds delicious! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
I'm never sure what to do with turnips, but this looks like a fun and tasty way to also get my kid to eat kale! And my in laws' chickens are currently going wild with egg laying so we certainly could get a few from there to use for this. Pinning 🙂
I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the actual turnip, myself. :p I will probably end up taking them to church to see if anyone wants them… or just composting them. Hope you enjoy the quiche if you get a chance to make it, Yuliya!
What an interesting combination. I wouldn't have thought of this on my own!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
Haha. I understand. I definitely wouldn't have either, if I hadn't planted all those turnips! 🙂
Oh, how unusual. Of course that means I must try it. 😉 It sounds delicious!
😀 I hope you enjoy it, Celeste! Thanks for stopping by. 😉
I just love the combination for your amazing Quiche! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks so much, Helen! Glad to share. 😉
Well I have to say that I have never tried a combination quiche like this, but it sounds yum. Looks like a great recipe to try for something different.
Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning 😉
Haha, thank, Catherine! I'm sure I never would have tried it either, if I hadn't had all those unwanted turnips! 😉
{Stopping by from Jack of All Trades} This looks so good! Turnips are one of my favorite veggies, but I can never think of anything to do with them outside of boil them. Can't wait to try this recipe 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, Caitlin! I hope you enjoy the quiche if you get a chance to make it. 🙂
Definitely pinning this to try one day soon! Thank you 🙂 Laura #JackOfAllTrades
Thanks for pinning, Laura! I hope you enjoy it!
This is a really interesting mix of ingredients. I love a good quiche. I just wish my husband and kiddo did.
Haha. Thanks, Chrystal. 🙂
This looks so delicious and healthy. Yum!
Thanks so much, Susanne! 🙂
What a great use for turnips, I would never have thought to put them in a quiche. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
Thanks, Laura! 🙂
This sounds delicious! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!