Spinach Tart
A lovely spinach tart with cottage cheese, served with carrot salad. A really healthy meal.
- 4 servings
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.
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Spinach Tart