Quiche kind of Paté

I was intrigued by the Asparagus Quiche with Tomatoes and Tarragon recipe from Veganomicon for two reasons. One, it's a vegan quiche recipe that uses no tofu or nutritional yeast but rather navy beans. And two, it's a quiche that includes asparagus pureed right into the filling. I thought it was a really wonderful pie with a light texture. It tasted nothing like quiche, but more like warm veggie paté in a crust. I thought it was so nice that the next day I decided to make my own version of the recipe, but with cannellini beans, wasabi and sweet peas instead of navy beans, asparagus and tarragon. Both were good, but I prefer asparagus over sweet peas anyday, so the Veganomicon recipe wins the competition. I guess that's why Isa and Terry are award winning cookbook writers and I'm not! :-)