I was talking to my lovely friend Katrin (who blogs over Sugar Free Londoner) the other day about pastry alternatives, and realised that it was ages since I had made my favourite pastry-alternative quiche, using a sweet potato crust. I used to always have one of these in the fridge and I find it so handy for snacks and easy lunches. I do go through phases with my favourite food where I make them all the time, and then I suddenly forget all about them!
Although sweet potato does not give a crispy crust as pastry would, it provides a lovely base, which both holds the quiche together, helps to give you a nice slice, and provides some extra lovely flavour! I do 3 different version, the sliced sweet potato (as you can see in the pictures below), ‘hash-brown’ grated sweet potato (like this Tuna & courgette quiche), and a sweet potato and oat mix, which does give a crispier result (Asparagus and bacon quiche).