Spinach Tarts, An Irish Recipe

 

An authentic Irish Gaelic recipe for crustless Spinach Tarts amongst enough of flavor in addition to a terrific texture.

These tarts are a delicious agency to charge upward on your greens in addition to a lot of poly peptide to boot.  This simple, in addition to merely delicious recipe dates dorsum 3 generations of the Mary Fitzgerald solid unit of measurement of Wexford, Ireland.  While baking greenish cupcakes or whiskey laced desserts may survive the to a greater extent than pop agency to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I don’t  think they could survive whatever to a greater extent than delicious than a naturally greenish tart seasoned amongst freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in addition to a crisp fresh onion.

 

This recipe tin give the sack survive baked inwards 6 private four 1/2 inch tartlet pans or i 9-inch deep dish tart pan.  I used my favorite Wilton pans amongst removable bottoms in addition to the came out perfect!

 Served warm or at room temperature, in that place is no dubiety these volition survive on our tabular array again.

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Spinach Tarts, an Irish Gaelic Recipe

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

1 hr 5 mins

 

A crustless tart amongst enough of flavor in addition to terrific texture

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  22
  ounces
  fresh babe spinach
  


• 
  1
  medium white onion,
  chopped
  


• 
  2
  large eggs,
  lightly beaten
  


• 
  10
  ounces
  low-fat pocket-size curd cottage cheese
  


• 
  10
  ounces
  freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  freshly the world dark pepper
  


• 
  1/4
  teaspoon
  grated nutmeg
  


• 
  Extra cheese or edible flowers for garnish
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
   


2. 
   
   In a large mixing bowl combine the chopped onion, eggs, cottage cheese, grated cheese, pepper in addition to nutmeg. Mix amongst a spatula until blended. Set aside.
   
   


3. 
   
   Heat a saucepan of H2O fitted amongst a steamer handbasket over medium-high heat. Make certain the handbasket does non affect the water. Place 1/4 to 1/2 of the spinach inwards the handbasket in addition to steam until is wilted. Remove the spinach to a strainer in addition to repeat amongst the remaining spinach until it is all cooked. Drain the spinach good thence press it amongst newspaper towels until you lot take away equally much wet equally you lot can. Rough chop the spinach in addition to add together it to the cheese in addition to egg mixture. Fold amongst the spatula until combined.
   
   


4. 
   
   Line a large rimmed baking sail amongst foil. Place the 6 four 1/2 inch tart pans (with removable bottom) on the baking sail in addition to fill upward amongst the spinach mixture. Press the spinach in addition to cheese mixture into the tart pans smoothing to bird the top.
   
   


5. 
   
   Bake for 35-40 minutes or until exactly prepare inwards the view in addition to lightly browned on the edges.
   
   


6. 
   
   Remove from the oven in addition to allow the tarts to cool for v minutes earlier removing from the pans. Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish amongst edible flowers or additional grated cheese if desired. It is too rattling tasty amongst a dash of hot sauce or Sriracha.
   
   

Recipe Notes

(recipe from "Irish Country Cooking: More Than 100 Recipes for Today's Table")

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