Caveman Quiche

Once again I was back in the kitchen experimenting and found that one can actually prepare a "Quiche" and have the whole family fooled into thinking it was the real thing...non Paleo believers beware!  I LOVE this recipe...well it is like a recipe because as I have explained in the past I don't measure anything, I am never exact, and I generally just use some creativity.  I find that when I measure it becomes a chore and when I cook or bake it's for pure pleaseure. I can't be bothered with recording fractions (not that I have ever claimed math was my strong suit).  Now on the fun!

First Pre heat your oven to 325 degrees

For the "Crust" Base:
Mix ground flax meal, almond meal, a bit of coconut flour, a pinch of baking powder, 2 eggs, and some olive oil. Add a bit of garlic powder, sea salt, onion powder and black pepper to taste and combine with the other ingredients until you create a semi crust texture.  Add more almond meal/flour if necessary to achieve desired texture. Spray a casserole dish with olive oil spray or coconut oil spray and press the "crust" firmly into the dish.  Bake for about 10 to 15 minutes or until it smells delish and is light brown, but not 100% done.

Filling:
While your crust is baking sautee lots of fresh chopped garlic, a whole chopped yellow onion, 1 to 2 chopped shallots and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Chop organic nitrate/nitrate free bacon( I like ALOT) and add to skillet.  Cook until crisp.  Turn down heat and add about 4 cups roughly chopped fresh spinach to skillet and allow it to wilt. In a large bowl combine shredded almond cheese ( I use a whole brick), some almond milk, 4 eggs and more garlic powder, onion powder, seal salt and pepper and whisk until combined.  Add spinach mixture to bowl and stir to combine. 

Remove base from oven. Pour the egg/spinach mix over and then place back in oven. Bake for about 30 minutes or until egg mixture is set and no longer runny in the center. Enjoy! 

*Tip: This dish freezes wonderfully! I made three casserole dishes at once this last weekend and froze them in individual servings for the week. 
**You can buy almond meal/flour, coconut flour and flax seed meal at any major grocery store that has an organic foods department.  Or you can make your own...I buy bulk almonds, bulk flax seed, bulk unsweetened coconut flakes and grind them up in my blender seperately until they resemble the texture of the store bought variety. This saves money and only takes an extra five minutes. 
**Almond Cheese is delightful!  I buy the mozzerlla flavor for this recipe but other varieties would work just as well.

Here is my square version.  It can be a bit overwhelming if the crust is more than about 3/4 of an inch thick so I suggest starting with a thin layer and building the base up if needed.

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