Spinach Tart

Ingredients

• 125 g Whole Wheat (Graham) Flour
• 125 g Wheat Flour
• 150 g Butter
• 2½ tbsp Water
• Egg For Glazing

• 4 tbsp Pouring Yogurt
• 200 g Cottage Cheese
• 3 Eggs
• 500 g Frozen, Thawed Chopped Spinach Leaves
• 2½ tbsp Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
• Sea Salt To Sprinkle
• Freshly Ground Pepper
• 25 g Grated Cheddar Cheese

• 600 g Carrots (Roughly Chopped)
• 1 tbsp Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
• Flat Leaf Parsley

Method

Step 1

Mix the Graham flour and the wheat flour and rub in the butter. Add the water to make the dough.

Step 2

Chill the dough for at least 1 hour. Take the dough out well in advance of it being rolled out.

Step 3

Cover a tart dish/tin (22 cm) with the dough and place it in the fridge to chill for about ½ hour.

Step 4

Brush with the egg and bake in the bottom part of the oven for 10 minutes at 225 °.

Step 5

Stir together the eggs and cottage cheese.

Step 6

Squeeze the liquid out of the spinach and mix in spinach, lemon, salt and pepper.

Step 7

Spread the filling on the pastry base, sprinkle the cheese on the top and put the tart in the middle of the oven for ½ hour at 175 °.

Step 8

Serve with carrot salad and garnish with parsley.