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Cunning quiche without the calories

SERVES 8

PREPARATION TIME 20 minutes

COOKING TIME 35 minutes

PER SERVING 130 calories, 6g fat (2g sat fat)

• 4 medium eggs
• 500ml 3% fat crème fraîche
• 5 sprigs of dill chopped
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 5 sheets of filo pastry
• 2tsp oil
• 100g smoked salmon trimmings
• good pinch of grated nutmeg
• 15g Gruyère, finely grated

1. Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 and combine the eggs, crème fraîche, dill and cayenne.
2. Brush a sheet of filo pastry with oil and use it to line a 20cm loosebottomed flan tin, pushing it into the corners. The pastry is fragile so be gentle. Let the edges hang over the sides of the tin and trim any that are too low. Use a piece of clingfilm to cover the pastry you aren't working with so it doesn't dry out.
3. Repeat this with another 4 sheets, putting each in the tin at a different angle so you get a frilly edge around the tin.
4. Pop the tin into the hot oven to bake blind for 5 minutes so that the pastry starts to cook and the bottom doesn't go soggy when you add the egg. Press down any sections that have risen up, then scatter in the salmon pieces and pour over the eggy mixture and sprinkle with the nutmeg and cheese.
5. Return the dish to the oven and cook for 30 to 35 minutes until the quiche is golden brown and just cooked through, but with a little wobble in the middle. Serve warm or chilled with a watercress salad.

Crafty Cook's tips

• Low-fat crème fraiche is just 3% fat compared with 48% fat in double cream.
• I've used crispy filo instead of 300g of buttery shortcrust. It saves around 9.5g of fat!
• 100g of smoked salmon is 142 calories, the same amount of bacon lardons is 276 calories!
• For a change, swap the salmon, dill and cayenne for lean ham, chives and seasoning.

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