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Divine Spinach, Mushroom & Cheese Quiche (Tarta me Spanaki, Manitaria & Tyria)

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What a combination Mushrooms, Spinach and of course cheeseeeee…This is a different recipe from the one I usually like to bake.  This time I have Greek cheese that my mom brought over from Greece Yayyyy, and I have added dill instead of parsley. The usual recipe calls for heavy cream, fresh scallions, garlic, which for a late evening snack I thought it would be just a bit to much after the Christmas dinner we had the other day.  Hope you enjoy this recipe….:)

DIVINE SPINACH, MUSHROOM & CHEESE QUICHE (TARTA ME SPANAKI, MANITARIA & TYRIA)

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Pastry Dough homemade or store bought
  • 400 grams Spinach washed and drained
  • 1 Onion diced optional
  • 2 Garlic Cloves grated optional
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/4 cup Dill
  • 200 grams Mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
  • 1/2 cup Greek Graviera Cheese or Swiss Cheese grated
  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • 3 tablespoons Mild Mustard
  • Salt Pepper, Paprika

Instructions
 

  • Cut mushrooms into halfs.
  • Add the dill to eggs.
  • In a large sauce pan melt butter add onion for about 3 minutes. Then add mushrooms and spinach. Toss in salt, pepper, paprika and simmer until spinach has withered.
  • Beat eggs with dill.
  • Grate the Graviera or Swiss Cheese.
  • and the Parmesan Cheese.
  • Roll dough into the baking pan and brush the base with mustard.
  • In a large bowl add the egg – dill mix into the spinach – mushroom mix. Add the mixture into the dough by spreading it out.
  • Bake at 180 degrees for 45 minutes and until crust is golden brown.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

21 Comments

  1. Rohini
    December 28, 2017 at 9:00 am  ·  Reply

    Yummm

  2. jyo
    December 28, 2017 at 9:23 am  ·  Reply

    Such a beautiful combo…love every ingredient used in the recipe ❣

  3. Karin, theaustriandish
    December 28, 2017 at 11:05 am  ·  Reply

    I love these kind of dishes, especially with spinach. They are so tasty! 🙂

  4. Megala
    December 28, 2017 at 3:23 pm  ·  Reply

    Beautiful quiche ! Love the spinach & mushroom pair !!

  5. dtills
    December 28, 2017 at 3:54 pm  ·  Reply

    OOh, dill! If you added some smoked salmon (and maybe delete the cheese) you could have another tasty variation on this one! Two recipes for the price of one :). I will be right over Sophie!

  6. mistimaan
    December 28, 2017 at 4:48 pm  ·  Reply

    Nice and tasty recipe 🙂

  7. Sneha Modi
    December 28, 2017 at 8:14 pm  ·  Reply

    healthy n yummy!

  8. chefkreso
    December 30, 2017 at 9:24 pm  ·  Reply

    What a wonderful combo of flavors!

  9. foodzesty
    February 16, 2018 at 8:30 am  ·  Reply

    Thank you very much for this reblog…lovely sub for the cheese 🙂

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