5.9.09: Delicious

On Monday night, I made a Spinach, Feta, and Tomato Quiche, roasted yukon potatoes with a creamy dill topping, and mushrooms in a white wine sauce. I found the quiche recipe on this month's Vegetarian Times and let me tell you...IT IS DELICIOUS! I love recipes that are easy on the first try, delicious, and don't require me to google half of the ingredient list before heading to the grocery store. I am going to post the quiche recipe and in the (parenthesis), I will post what I actually did and some additional ingredients that I used. Here goes:

Crust:

6 sheets frozen phyllo ough (took me forever to find at the store...anyways, I ended up using 7-8 sheets)

3 tbs. olive oil (I used 2 tbs., no need to go overboard)

1-1/2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds (I used sunflower seeds, and it gave the crust a bit more kick)

Filling:

1 10-oz. pkg. frozen spinach (I used about 12-oz)

1/2 cup finely chopped red onion

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (I used reduced fat)

10 cheery tomatos, halved

(handful of basil)

(sundried tomatos)

(green onions)

Quiche Batter:

2 eggs (I used 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites)

1 cup low-fat milk

Pinch ground nutmeg

1. Coach a 9-inch pie pan (I used a different shape that was a tad bigger than 9-inches) with cooking spray. Lay 1 phyllo sheet and brush over with olive oil. Sprink small amount of sunflower seeds. Top with second phyllo sheet and brush with oil. Top with third phyllo sheet, brush with oil, and sprinkle with sunflower seeds. Repeat phyllo and oil twice more (remember: you only need a little bit of oil). Press these layers into the pie pan and trim edges with scissors.

2. To make filling: stir together spinach, onion, basil, sun dried tomatoes, and feta. Put mixture into the prepared pie pan.

3. Quiche Batter: whisk together all ingredients in medium bowl. Season with salt and papper, if desired (and any other spices that strike your fancy, just remember that they should blend well with the pinch of nutmeg). Pour batter over filling in pie pan and half the tomatoes and put on surface. Bake 50 minutes- 1 hour at 350 degrees, or until top is brown and center is set.

Enjoy!