Spinach Pie with Cheese

Spinach Pie with Cheese

Ingredients:

  • One large yellow onion, peeled and coarsely chopped;
  • 4 lb (2 kg) fresh spinach, cleaned and roughly chopped;
  • 1 lb (0.5 kg) white button mushrooms, cleaned and chopped;
  • 1 cup coarsely grated Jarlsburg cheese;
  • 1 cup coarsely grated Australian cheddar cheese;
  • 1/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese;
  • 7 eggs;
  • 4 tablespoons of safflower oil;
  • Sea salt.

Recipe:

Serving for 8

  1. Grate cheeses in a food processor;
  2. Chop stems of spinach in a food processor;
  3. Add 1 tablespoon safflower oil in a sauté pan;
  4. Sauté onion until golden brown;
  5. Take it out and set aside;
  6. Add 1 teaspoon safflower oil in a sauté pan;
  7. Add 1/2 teaspoon sea salt;
  8. Sauté spinach until it becomes soft;
  9. Take it out and set aside;
  10. Add 1 tablespoon of safflower oil;
  11. Sauté mushrooms until soft;
  12. Take them out and set aside;
  13. Layer sauté spinach, mushrooms and then onions in a deep baking pan;
  14. Lightly beat 7 eggs and pour to fill the layers;
  15. Top with Jarlsburg and Australian cheddar cheese;
  16. Put in an 350˚F (170˚C) pre-heated oven for 20 minutes;
  17. Check if egg is not sticking to knife, it is done;
  18. Springle Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese on top and put it in the broiler for 2 minutes, keep an eye on it to avoid burning;
  19. It will form a nice crest;
  20. Rest to 10 minutes and serve hot.

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