Spinach And Matzoh Pie
Serves: 5
Gideon Batz
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
56
Sweetness
46
Sourness
46
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 medium
Onion (finely chopped)3 tbsps
Olive Oil2 cups
Whole Milk3 large
Egg1 tsp
Nutmeg (grated)Directions:
1
Cool 10 minutes, then serve sprinkled with remaining 2 tablespoons dill
2
Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle
3
Cook onion in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes
4
Meanwhile, put spinach in a sieve and press out as much liquid as possible
5
Add spinach to onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes
6
Remove from heat and stir in 1/3 cup dill, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper
7
Purée cottage cheese in a blender with milk, eggs, nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper until smooth
8
Reserve 2 cups in a bowl and stir remainder into spinach with 1 cup feta
9
Stack matzos in a deep dish and pour reserved cottage-cheese mixture over them
10
Let stand 15 minutes to soften
11
Arrange 2 soaked matzos side by side in a generously oiled 13- by 9- by 2-inch (3-quart shallow) baking dish
12
Pour in half of spinach filling
13
Cover with 2 more matzos, then pour in remaining filling
14
Put remaining 2 matzos on top and pour any remaining cottage-cheese mixture over them
15
Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup feta
16
Bake, uncovered, until golden and set, 30 to 35 minutes
17
Cool 10 minutes, then serve sprinkled with remaining 2 tablespoons dill
18
Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle
19
Cook onion in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes
20
Meanwhile, put spinach in a sieve and press out as much liquid as possible
21
Add spinach to onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes
22
Remove from heat and stir in 1/3 cup dill, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper
23
Purée cottage cheese in a blender with milk, eggs, nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper until smooth
24
Reserve 2 cups in a bowl and stir remainder into spinach with 1 cup feta
25
Stack matzos in a deep dish and pour reserved cottage-cheese mixture over them
26
Let stand 15 minutes to soften
27
Arrange 2 soaked matzos side by side in a generously oiled 13- by 9- by 2-inch (3-quart shallow) baking dish
28
Pour in half of spinach filling
29
Cover with 2 more matzos, then pour in remaining filling
30
Put remaining 2 matzos on top and pour any remaining cottage-cheese mixture over them
31
Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup feta
32
Bake, uncovered, until golden and set, 30 to 35 minutes