Irish Feasting, Day 1

One tradition in my family is having a nice meal for St. Patrick's Day.  Since moving out of my parents' house, I've taken that tradition a bit further, and I make nice meals for the week of St. Patrick's!

We took my daughter to Salt Lake City for her first train ride as well as her first St. Patrick's day parade and party.  She was more impressed with eating at the Gateway food court and riding the train, than the St. Patrick's day festivities, but hopefully that will change in time!

Here's the recipe for Day 1 of my Family's Irish Feast:

Smoked Salmon Quiche
2       9-inch Deep Dish Pie Crusts (you can make them from scratch if you wish)
1       Cup Grated Sharp Cheddar
1       Cup Grated Swiss Cheese
1       Cup Grated Colby Jack Cheese
1       Cup GratedDubliner Cheese
1       Cup Grated Kerrygold Reduced Fat Irish Cheddar
5       Eggs
1.5    Cups of Skim or 1% Milk
1       Cup Freshly Chopped Spinach
1        6 oz package of Smoked Sockeye Salmon
         (I like the "Seabear" brand sold by Made In Washington Stores)

Combine all the cheeses in a large bowl, then add the milk.  Combine eggs together with a fork (as if you were making scrambled eggs), then add to the cheese/milk mixture.  Put the smoked salmon patty on a cutting board and separate it into fine pieces with a fork.  When your salmon pieces are flaked into VERY small pieces, add the salmon to the cheese, milk, egg mixture.  Finally add the spinach and mix all ingredients well.
Spoon the mixture into the two piecrusts, evenly distributing the mix between the two.

Bake the quiches at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  Let cool approximately 15-20 minutes before eating.  Do not eat immediately after baking or the quiches will be runny and not taste as good.

Companion drink suggestions:
Always drink and eat with a companion!  Even if they don't like what you've made...it's much more fun to do it with someone!!!


Oh wait....companions to the QUICHE drink suggestions is what you were looking for here, right???

A nicely chilled white wine (not too sweet, but not too dry) or a Guinness draft go well with this meal.  Or if you would like to have a non-alcoholic option, I recommend mineral water (Pelligrino is quite nice) or an iced black tea such as Earl Grey.

Thus ends day one of my Irish Feast!  Slainte!  (That's "Cheers" in Gaelic!)