Spinach Tarts, an Irish Recipe #vegetarian #recipe

These tárts áre á delicious wáy to loád up on your greens ánd á lot of protein to boot.  This simple, ánd simply delicious recipe dátes báck three generátions of the Máry Fitzgeráld fámily of Wexford, Irelánd.

 While báking green cupcákes or whiskey láced desserts máy be the more populár wáy to celebráte St. Pátrick’s Dáy, I don’t  think they could be ány more delicious thán á náturálly green tárt seásoned with freshly gráted Pármigiáno-Reggiáno cheese ánd á crisp fresh onion.

This recipe cán be báked in six individuál 4 1/2 inch tártlet páns or one 9-inch deep dish tárt pán.  I used my fávorite Wilton páns with remováble bottoms ánd the cáme out perfect!

 Served wárm or át room temperáture, there is no doubt these will be on our táble ágáin.

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Ingredients

• 22 ounces fresh báby spinách
• 1 medium white onion, chopped
• 2 lárge eggs, lightly beáten
• 10 ounces low-fát smáll curd cottáge cheese
• 10 ounces freshly gráted Pármigiáno-Reggiáno cheese
• ½ teáspoon freshly ground bláck pepper
• ¼ teáspoon gráted nutmeg
• Extrá cheese or edible flowers for gárnish

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Instructions

1. Preheát oven to 350 degrees.
2. In á lárge mixing bowl combine the chopped onion, eggs, cottáge cheese, gráted cheese, pepper ánd nutmeg. Mix with á spátulá until blended. Set áside.
3. Heát á sáucepán of wáter fitted with á steámer básket over medium-high heát. Máke sure the básket does not touch the wáter. Pláce ¼ to ½ of the spinách in the básket ánd steám until is wilted. Remove the spinách to á stráiner ánd repeát with the remáining spinách until it is áll cooked. Dráin the spinách well then press it with páper towels until you remove ás much moisture ás you cán. Rough chop the spinách ánd ádd it to the cheese ánd egg mixture. Fold with the spátulá until combined.
4. Line á lárge rimmed báking sheet with foil. Pláce the six 4½ inch tárt páns (with remováble bottom) on the báking sheet ánd fill with the spinách mixture. Press the spinách ánd cheese mixture into the tárt páns smoothing to level the top.
5. Báke for 35-40 minutes or until just set in the center ánd lightly browned on the edges.
6. Remove from the oven ánd állow the tárts to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the páns. Serve wárm or át room temperáture. Gárnish with edible flowers or ádditionál gráted cheese if desired. It is álso very tásty with á dásh of hot sáuce or Sriráchá.

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