Spanakopita quiche
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetable cooking spray | ||
| 10 | ounces | Frozen chopped spinach; thawed and drained |
| 1 | cup | 1% low-fat cottage cheese |
| 2 | ounces | Crumbled feta cheese; (1/2 cup) |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| ⅔ | cup | Nonfat buttermilk |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | Egg white | |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped green onions |
| 1 | tablespoon | Chopped fresh oregano |
| 1 | large | Clove garlic |
| 6 | Frozen phyllo pastry; thawed | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Fine dry breadcrumbs; divided |
| 1½ | cup | Sliced plum tomato; (1/4-inch-thick) |
Directions
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 8-½-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).
Serving Ideas : Cut into wedges.
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.