Recipe: Franke’s Scrumptious Spinach Pie
This simple, elegant and delicious Spinach Pie is great served as a starter, for lunch or even as a main served with whole wheat or white dinner rolls and a delicious smoothie!
It’s the perfect way to serve up spinach – one of the most nutrient-rich vegetables loaded with essential vitamins and minerals!
- Difficulty: medium
- Temperature: 180°C
- Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 50 gr Breadcrumbs
- 50 gr Butter
- 2 Eggs
- 100 gr Grana cheese or Parmesan
- 3 gr Nutmeg
- 50 gr Pine nuts
- 500 gr Spinach
- 50 gr Sultanas
- Salt and Pepper
Preparation:
Step 1:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add spinach, and cook just until wilted, about 1 minute. Remove from the pot and drain in a colander. Try to squeeze out as much liquid as possible and cut the spinach into smaller pieces.
Step 2:
Place the spinach in a bowl, add the beaten egg, sultanas, pine nuts, cheese and a sprinkling of nutmeg; add salt and pepper to taste.
Step 3:
Mix carefully and place the mixture in a buttered oven dish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and dot with a few knobs of butter and place in the oven at 180°C for 30 minutes.
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