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    Spanakopita Quiche


    Source of Recipe


    Iris Dunaway

    List of Ingredients




    Vegetable cooking spray
    10 oz Frozen chopped spinach thawed and drained
    1 c 1% low-fat cottage cheese
    1/2 cup Crumbled feta cheese (2 oz)
    1/4 ts Pepper
    2/3 c Nonfat buttermilk
    2 Eggs
    1 Egg white
    1/4 c Chopped green onions
    1 tb Chopped fresh oregano
    1 lg Clove garlic
    6 Frozen phyllo pastry thawed
    2 tb Fine dry breadcrumbs divided
    1 1/2 c Sliced plum tomato (1/4-inch-thick)

    Recipe



    Coat a 9-inch pieplate with cooking spray; set aside. Press spinach between paper towels until barely moist; set aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add cottage cheese and next 5 ingredients, and process until smooth. Add spinach, green onions, oregano, and garlic; process 45 seconds. Set aside.

    Working with 1 phyllo sheet at a time, lightly coat each sheet with cooking spray. Fold phyllo sheet in half crosswise to form a 13- x 8-1/2-inch rectangle, and lightly coat both sides of rectangle with cooking spray. Gently press rectangle into pieplate, allowing ends to extend over edges of pieplate.

    Repeat procedure with a second sheet of phyllo, placing it across first sheet in a crisscross design; sprinkle 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs over second sheet. Repeat procedure with remaining phyllo and breadcrumbs, continuing in crisscross design, ending with phyllo. Fold in edges of phyllo to fit pieplate and form a rim. Pour spinach mixture into prepared crust; gently arrange tomato slices over filling. Bake at 350 deg for 55 minutes or until a knife inserted 1 inch from center comes out clean; let stand 10 minutes. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 wedge).

    NOTES : Spinach, feta cheese, and phyllo dough, key ingredients in the classic Greek dish spanakopita (span-uh-KOH-pih-tuh), combine with cottage cheese in this unique quiche. Breadcrumbs sprinkled between the phyllo layers prevent a soggy crust.

 

 

 


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