Sunday, November 20, 2016

Spinach and cheese pie

Ingredients

1 1/2 bags of spinach (170 gms per bag)
1 cup grated cottage cheese (you can also use ricotta cheese)
1 1/2 cups grated feta cheese
2 eggs
1/2 red onion
1/2 tomato
3 large shrimps (optional)
3 garlic pods
1/2 teaspoon chilli, coriander, turmeric powders (optional)
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
A few stalks of cilantro (coriander leaves)
6 sheets of phyllo dough (I bought the ready-made phyllo dough from Trader Joes).

Step 1: Saute diced onion, tomato, minced garlic and finely cut shrimp in olive oil with the spices until cooked.

Step 2: Add the finely chopped spinach and let it cook. Once its cooked, add the cilantro keep it aside. Add salt and pepper to suit your taste.

Step 3: In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, with the cottage cheese and feta cheese.

 Step 4: Mix the two mixtures.


Step 5: In a baking pan,  brush each of three phyllo sheet with olive oil and set them on top of each other. Add the mixture, and add another three phyllo sheets on top and bake it at 350F for 40 minutes.

Step 6: Serve hot.

This blog was started by Uma Kelekar to express her love for food.

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I like to visit local ethnic restaurants in Northern Virginia and experience different cuisines, and then try the dishes out in my own kitchen. I started this blog to express my love for food.