Caramelized Onion Quiche

I don't know how I wasted so many years not understanding what quiche was. It has only been in the last year or so that I tasted and fell in love with it. (and FYI, Tartine on Perrier St has the best quiche in the city if you're looking.)

I decided it was time to try making a quiche of my own and found a caramelized onion quiche recipe that looked easy enough.

Here's what you need:


1 frozen pie crust (next i'm going to work on making my own crusts, but for my first quiche i went the easy frozen way)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2-3 large red onions (I used 1 because that's all I had)
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 Cup milk
1/2 Cup heavy cream
3 large eggs (I used 4 small)
fresh rosemary
6 oz Gruyere cheese, grated (about 1 and 1/2 cups) -- when I swung over to Robert's to grab some gruyere, all they had was an applewood smoked version, so I used it. Couldn't have worked out better.

1. Prebake pie crust for about 15 minutes.
2. Cook onions and salt for about 10 minutes on medium heat. Reduce and cook for 40 minutes until well browned. Add vinegar and cook another 10 minutes.
3. Place pan on baking sheet. Sprinkle half the cheese, then the onions, and the remaining cheese over crust.
4. Whisk eggs, milk, and cream. Season to taste. Pour over the cheese and onions.
5. Bake until just set in the center. From 35 minutes up to an hour. Cool 10-15 minutes before slicing. 

Satsuma Café

I had heard good things about Satsuma from different sources for awhile. Cory and I often go to breakfast on Sundays, so this Sunday we finally decided to check out Satsuma Café.
Walking up to the place, I already liked the looks of it. It also didn't hurt that the weather was absolutely beautiful for a morning in December.

For a starter we split a raspberry lemon muffin and we each got a glass of their famous satsuma limeade.

The muffin had a fabulous flavor. I've ordered muffins before and later found myself wondering why I had wasted my money because I could have made something better. I won't name any names, but a place I frequent often has the chintziest blueberry muffins I've ever had with a total of probably two blueberries in the entire thing. This muffin, however, was good.

And the satsuma limeade had me wanting a fancy juicer of my own. Incredibly tasty and refreshing.
For our main courses, we got slices of quiche.
My quiche had goat cheese, basil and arugula pesto. I recently discovered that I love quiche, so knowing Satsuma is a place I can find it is a good thing. (Of course I would love to make my own, also.) The quiches were not quite ready when we ordered them, but we said we'd wait the 10 minutes anyway. This may or may not have rushed them in their cooling process, but I still loved mine.



Cory's quiche consisted of ham, cheddar, and cherry tomatoes. His was a little more runny than mine and he complained of it being really garlic-y. I tasted it and enjoyed it, but still liked mine more.


All in all, this place gets an A in my book. I need to get back there and try something else soon.

Satsuma Café
3218 Dauphine St
New Orleans, LA 70117
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