Recipes
Salmon Dill Pie with Rice Crust
This is a great gluten-free pie recipe for a delicious brunch or dinner. A rice crust holds a quiche mixture of eggs, onion, celery dill and salmon topped with Swiss cheese. Ready in under an hour.
Serves
6
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups (625 mL) cooked rice, cooled
- 6 eggs
- 2 tsp (10 mL) vegetable oil
- ⅔ cup (170 mL) diced onion
- ½ cup (125 mL) diced celery
- ⅔ cup (170 mL) fat free evaporated skim milk
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh dill (or 1 tsp/5 mL dried dill)
- ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) salt
- ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) pepper
- 1 can (170 g) salmon, drained
- ¾ cup (175 mL) shredded light Swiss cheese
Instructions
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Step 2
Spray 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate with cooking spray.
- Step 3
Stir rice and one whisked egg together in medium bowl. Press rice mixture into bottom and up side of pie plate.
- Step 4
Heat oil in large non-stick skillet. Add onion and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Step 5
Whisk remaining eggs, evaporated milk, dill, salt and pepper in large bowl. Stir in onion mixture, salmon and half of cheese. Spread over rice crust. Top with remaining cheese.
- Step 6
Bake in preheated 375°F (190°C) oven until knife inserted in centre comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
Variations
- Instead of canned salmon, use leftover cooked salmon, canned or leftover cooked tuna, or crab meat.
- Instead of dill, use fresh or dried parsley.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving | |
---|---|
Calories | 267 |
Fat | 9 g |
Saturated Fat | 2 g |
Trans Fat | 0 g |
Carbohydrate | 26 g |
Fibre | 1 g |
Sugars | 5 g |
Protein | 20 g |
Sodium | 299 mg |