Category: Grub Garage
Spinach and Cheese Squares
Metric
Ingredient
Imperial
1 kg
fresh spinach, trimmed
2 lb
40 ml
butter
3 tbsp
175 ml
fresh mushrooms, sliced
3/4 cup
8
eggs
8
375 ml
soft whole wheat bread crumbs
1 1/2 cup
-
salt
1 3/4 tsp
30 ml
worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp
500 ml
cottage cheese
2 cup
Rinse spinach; drain. In large saucepot over medium heat, place damp
spinach. Cover tightly and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until just limp. Drain
well and squeeze
dry.
Heat butter in large skillet over medium heat. Saute mushrooms 3 minutes or
until tender.
In a large bowl; combine spinach, two thirds mushrooms, six eggs, bread
crumbs, 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt and 1 tablespoon (15 ml) worcestershire sauce
until
well blended.
In medium bowl; combine reamining eggs, remaining worcestershire sauce,
remaining salt and cottage cheese until well blended.
Into greased baking pan; spoon one half spinach mixture; top with all of
cheese mixture, then remaining spinach mixture. Bake, uncovered, in
preheated 350
F (180 C) oven for 30 minutes or until firm. Let stand 10 minutes. Top with
heated reserved mushrooms.
Serves 6
table end