The Best Rustic Ricotta Spinach Quiche
- 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 13 cups Light Olive Oil, Plus 1 Tablespoon, Divided
- 1/2 cups Cold Water
- 2- 1/2 cups Raw Spinach, Washed
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- Black Pepper
- 1 pinch Nutmeg
- 1 cup Parmesan, Grated (or Any Other Hard Cheese)
- 1- 3/4 cup Ricotta
- 5 Eggs, Divided
- For the crust: In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and 1/3 cup olive oil.
- Gradually add cold water until dough is just combined.
- Knead until smooth.
- Separate 2/3 of the dough, keeping 1/3 for the top.
- Roll the larger portion with a rolling pin on a flour-dusted surface until its large enough to cover the bottom and sides of your baking pan.
- (I use the 30-cm backing pan with 4 cm tall sides, so I rolled the dough until it was at least 38 cm in diameter.)
- Wrap the dough around the rolling pin to transfer it to the baking pan.
- Use your fingers or a small rolling pin to line the dough.
- Trim the excess dough with a knife and add the scraps to the smaller portion.
- Wrap it in plastic foil and put it in the fridge.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C or 350 degrees F. Pierce the crust all over with a fork.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- For the filling: Roughly chop spinach and mince garlic.
- Heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Sautee garlic for 12 minutes and add spinach.
- Sautee for 56 minutes, until spinach is reduced in volume and liquid has evaporated.
- Add lemon juice, salt, black pepper and nutmeg.
- Let cool.
- In a medium bowl, combine grated Parmesan, ricotta and 1 egg.
- Add cooled spinach.
- Fill crust with the filling.
- Use a spoon to make 4 wells in the filling.
- Crack 1 egg into each well.
- Take the rest of the dough from the fridge.
- Roll it on a flour-dusted surface until its slightly larger than the diameter of your baking pan.
- Prepare a lattice top, or, to save time, simply place dough on top of the quiche and cut off the edges with a knife.
- Bake quiche for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool.
- Enjoy!
whole wheat flour, salt, light olive oil, water, raw spinach, garlic, lemon juice, black pepper, nutmeg, parmesan, ricotta, eggs
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/vegetarian/the-best-rustic-ricotta-spinach-quiche/ (may not work)