Sunday, January 11, 2009

Spinach and Feta cheese bake

Adapted from "How to cook everything vegetarian"

6 oz crumbled Feta cheese
1 lb frozen spinach
1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup flour
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp hot Paprika
2 cups plain yogurt (I used 0% greek yoghurt)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Boil spinach until cooked. Drain
3. While spinach is cooking, mix flour and olive oil in pot. Heat on medium for about 3 minutes. Avoid burning.
4. Add yogurt and paprika to flour mixture. Mix until combined.
5. Stir spinach and feta cheese into yogurt mixture.
6. Put into shallow baking dish. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a light crust has formed at the top and mixture is no longer soupy.

NOTE: I served this with Quinoa but it would also be really good mixed with rice. It would make a nice side dish too. The result is a cross between creamed spinach and spinach souffle. Delicious!

I also tried adding asparagus and broccoli rabe as substitutes for 1/2 the spinach. It worked really well. I added Panko bread crumbs when I baked it (just a handful so that the top was lightly covered) and that made it a little crunchier, which was good.

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