Spinach and Cheese Torta

Submitted by lucid501

"Spinach, cheese, and roasted red peppers--what could be yummier? ZWT 3: Mexican/SW/Tex-Mex (cheeses and tortillas)"

 

• Ready In: 43mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 2-4

ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) bag Baby Spinach
• 2 large eggs
• 1 egg white
• 1⁄2 cup shredded four-cheese Mexican blend cheese
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro (optional) or 1 tablespoon parsley (optional)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 4 (8 inch) spinach tortillas or (8 inch) whole wheat tortillas
• 3⁄4 cup diced roasted red pepper (not stored in oil)

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. Spray a 9-in round cake pan with cooking spray.
3. Put the spinach in a large microwavable bowl; cover with plastic wrap and prick several holes in the plastic.
4. Microwave on high until the spinach starts to wilt, about 2 minutes.
5. Let stand until the spinach wilts completely, about 5 minutes.
6. Uncover and let cool.
7. Squeeze the spinach to remove the excess liquid; chop coarsely.
8. Meanwhile, put the eggs, egg white, cheese, milk, cilantro or parsley (if using), salt, and ground pepper in a bowl, beating with a whisk to combine.
9. To assemble the torta, place 1 tortilla in the bottom of the pan. Layer with half the spinach, 1 tortilla, then the roasted peppers.
10. Top with 1 tortilla and the remaining spinach and tortilla. Pour the egg mixture over the top.
11. Bake about 20 minutes or until firm.
12. Remove the torta from the oven and increase the heat to broil.
13. Broil 5 inches from heat until just browned on the top, about 1 minute.
14. Let stand 5 minutes before inverting the torta on a cutting board and slicing into 4 wedges.

Reviews

[mickeydownunder]

This was really terrific, TRUE! I did use roasted peppers in a jar too! HOWEVER, drained, ran under water and in paper towel I did drain, While listening to the weather outside which was RAIN! Don't think it distracted from taste to me! Thank you! Glad this recipe I did see!

 

[Chef Kate]

Excellent! I grated chihuahua and cheddar cheese, used Whole Foods fat free tortillas and cilantro from the garden. Really good and healthy tasting!

 

[MA HIKER]

This is a lovely low fat mexican torta! I used a little more cheese (sprinkled a bit on each layer but used low fat cheese) and chopped some tomatoes to add in one of the spinach layers. Very nice and versatile - I could see playing around with adding other ingredients too! ZWT 3

 

[Alskann]

This is a very delicious dish. The flavor of the roasted peppers makes it exceptional. I used 3 eggs just for added ease of preparation. It came out of the oven looking beautiful so I did not use the broiler. However, when I cut into the torta it was not done in the center so I popped it back in the oven for another 15 minutes. That may have been my oven. Either way, the end result was delicious! Thanks Mandy! This one's a keeper.

 

[Nimz_]

What a great combination here. Loved the flavor and texture of this torta. So easy to put together. I did add a little extra cheese between each layer. I left out the broiling time because I didn't want it to get any browner and I didn't invert it onto the cutting board because I liked the way it looked to serve. Don't know if that made any difference or not but it worked great for us. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us.