Spinach Gruyere Tart

Submitted by MarieRynr

"This is a lovely supper dish. A delicious way to serve spinach and great for vegetarians! Very easy to put together."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 tart

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 450 g fresh spinach, washed.
• 300 g shortcrust pastry, thawed if frozen
• 2 tablespoons pesto sauce
• 100 g gruyere cheese, grated
• 1 egg, beaten
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 200c/400f.
2. Heat oil in a small pan and cook onion for 4 minutes till soft.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Place the spinach in a large pan with only the water that clings to the leaves.
5. Heat gently until wilted, cool, then squeeze out the excess moisture.
6. Roll out pastry or use frozen slices, cut into desired shape and spread pesto sauce on the pastry.
7. In a bowl put grated cheese (reserving 1 tablespoons for topping,) onion, egg, salt and pepper and spinach and mix.
8. Place in the centre of the pastry and pinch or fold up around the edges and sprinkle the reserved cheese on top.
9. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until golden.

Reviews

[Stinkerbell]

I confess I boobed when I made this and put a top crust on it, haha, but it turned out anyways, very delicious. I sprinkled the cheese on top of the top crust and everyone loved it. It's a tasty way to get spinach into people. My brother in law said he hated spinach but ended up eating two pieces and was looking for more!