Rosalie's Cheese and Spinach Pie

Title:
Rosalie's Cheese and Spinach Pie

Yield:
1 Pie

Categories:
Entrees




Ingredients:





     1 lb Ricotta cheese


          -(skim-milk)


     4 oz Gruyere cheese, grated


          -(or Swiss cheese)


     1    Egg, lightly beaten


    10 oz Spinach, cooked


          -(1 package of frozen


          -spinach, or use fresh)


     2 sm Zucchini, thinly sliced


   1/4 c  Yellow onion, diced


     6 lg Mushrooms, thinly sliced


     2 oz Ham (Danish-style),


          -diced


     2 tb Butter


          Nutmeg, salt and white


          -pepper, to taste


          Olive oil






 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.  Cook the spinach. Drain thoroughly and


 squeeze out all moisture possible. Heat butter over medium-high flame until


 foamy. Add onion, zucchini and mushrooms, and saute until onion is soft and


 translucent. Add ham and spinach and saute briefly to warm through. Remove


 from heat.


 


 In mixing bowl, mix together ricotta cheese and vegetables. Add grated


 cheese and blend. Add beaten egg and blend thoroughly. Season to taste with


 nutmeg, salt and white pepper.


 


 Grease quiche pan with just enough olive oil to coat. Pour in mixture and


 smooth the top with a spatula. Dot with 3-4 pats of butter. Bake at 425


 degrees F. for about 30-40 minutes, until top is browned and knife inserted


 in center comes out clean.


 


 NOTES:


 


 *  A rich spinach pie with ham and cheese -- I ate this dish at Cafe Le Rat


 in Middleburg, Virginia, and was delighted to find their recipe in


 _Gourmet_ magazine in the late 1970s. I have modified the recipe somewhat


 from the published version to make it less stringy and sticky.


 


 : Difficulty:  easy.


 : Time:  15 minutes preparation, 45 minutes baking and cooling.


 : Precision:  approximate measurement OK.


 


 : Pamela McGarvey


 : UCLA Comprehensive Epilepsy Program


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